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LETTERS TO FORT ST. GEORGE
1765

Volume XLV

MADRAS
PRINTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PRESS

PREFATORY NOTE.

This volume contains the letters received at Fort St. George during the
year 1765 and is the forty-fifth volume in the series of records known as
"Letters to Fort St. George."

The original manuscript volume has been mended and is in a fair state of
preservation.

Chittoge, B. S. BALIGA,

19th June 1942. Curator, Madras Becord Office.

5-^A ■fo?'/':^

INDEX TO LETTERS RECEIVE® 1766.

.^/^jB5jL£

^' 1/. si-.c

Anjbngo.

Canton — com.

N°.

N".

152

. . Da,t,fid 7th. Aug'. 1765.

22 November

207

26t'>. Nov^. 1765.

1764.

Bengal.

22 D°.
7th j)o

.. Dated 24*'». December
1764.

48
49

••

22 D°.
18*'' December

21
31

3 January 1765.
18 D°. D°.
11 February

1765.
21 March 1765.

50
122

1764.
22 D°.
.'y*'^. January

1765.
5*'\ February
1765.

99
100

15 April B".
22 D^ D°.

123

••

3 March 1765.

110

6*". May D°.

CUDDALOEE.

120

28 D°. D".

N».

146

18 July D".

3^ January 1765-

151 -

? ... 25 D^ DO.

...

26*". D". D".

172

le'". September
1765.

2ft

••

10 February

T765.

202

S'*". November

n"'. D°. D".

1765.

18 D°. D°.

204

6 D°. D°.

...

7*". M^rch 1765.

Bandakmalanka .

„

9 D". D°.

N°.

10 D". D°.

14*''. Pebruarv-
1765.

28*". February
1765.

76
156

171

1 April 1765.

3 September
1765.

2 October 1765.

55
64

12*h. March 1765.
13 D". D".
2;-, T>". D".

174

8 D". D°.

30 D". D°.

BOMBAT.

!I0

24 April D°.
3 May D".

27*". December
1764.

102
113

23 D°. D".
7*". June D°.

29*\ January
1765.

114
119

7 D°. D^
22d. June D".

20 March 1765.

]33

18*". July D».

T^\ April D".

1.36

27 D". D°.

121_
161

9*. June D".
■ . . 22<». August D".

139

148

P*. August D».
23 D°. D°.

180

12'". Septembei
1765.

154

2*. September
1765.

N".

Canton.

158
159

16 D°. D".
16 D». D°.

8 November

166

29*". D". D",

1764.
16 D". !>•>.

1765-Vol. XLV-A

168

6*". October
1765.

ClTDDALOBB — COnt.

Marbeo.

N".

N°.

. . Dated 23^<'_ August 1

764.

183

28 October

1765.

4*". September.

184

30 D°.

D",

1764.

194

14*h. November i

10*". September

1765.

1764.

195

23'i. D°

• 1

10*1'. January
1765.

205

_ 18 December |

6*". July 1765

1765.

107
108

r*. April D".
1 D". DO.

INGBBAM.

142

28 June D".

143

e*". July D".

17*''. January

153

23^1. D°. D°.

1765.

163

12*h. August D

1»*. February

1765.

Mastjlipatam.

23 DO

N°.

Pt. March 1765.

2P* December

3 D°.

D".

1764.

14 D°.

D".

30*1'. DO

17 D".

25*1'. DO

19 D".

D".

26*1'. January 1765.

31 D".

DO.

17*". February

D".

3<*. April

D°.

20 D°.

DO.

14 D".

D".

20*". March

DO.

26 D".

D".

3"i. April

DO.

1'*. May

D°.

9*1'. DO.

DO.

109

2pt. D^

D".

22„,. DO.

DO.

112

28 D».

D°.

3^". May

DO.

116

2^. June

D°.

11 DO.

DO.

128

26 D°.

D".

104

18*". DO.

DO.

132

6*1'. July

D°.

111

30*1'. DO.

DO.

135

17 D».

D°.

118

„ 11 June

DO.

126

26*h. DO.

DO.

141

4*i». August

D°.

134

18*". July

DO.

147

31«*. July

D°.

140

3P*. DO.

DO.

160

ll*!". September
1765.

145

15*". August

D°.

164

27 D«

149

2P*. DO.

DO.

170

29 ly

155

4*". September Do.

175

7*1'. October 1765.

157

8 DO.

D".

178

11 D°.

D°.

167

28*". September D°.

179

12*1' DO

D°.

182

- 25*". October

DO.

192

8*" November

187

30*". DO.

DO.

1765.

188

6*". November DO.

197

23 DO.

i90

10*". DO.

D°.

201

28 D

191

11*\ DO.

DO.

203

1^*. December

199

15*". DO.

DO.

1765.

N°.

Negapatam.

Manilha.

28*1'

1«*. February

1765.

N°.

23 March

D°.

8*". October 1764

6*". May

DO.

8*1'. D'

101

18 DO.

D».

NeG A P AT AM — COnt .

N°.

129

26'''. June

1765

196

Nov'.

I>°.

Papers Aftee Letters.
N°.
5 List of Arrival & Departure of Ship^

from St. Helena since IS*'^. April

1763.
14 1)0. at Canton.

24 Letter fromM''. Mason Janes'. 1765.
45 Indent for Stores at Vizagapatam.
45 Statement of the Investment 1764.
50 List of Ships at Canton 1764.
50 Price Ciiirrent Canton 1764.
50 Estimate of Stock at Canton 1764.
60 Invoice & Canton Prices of Goods

sent from Madras to China.
50 Weight of Cotton consigned from

Madras to Canton.
52 Account Current with the Sooloos.
64 Reasons'why the Cuddalore Investment

vi^as not fully comphed with.
64 Copy of tilt' Cuddalore Contracts for

1765.
66 Memorial of the Upparah Merchants.

74 Masulipatam Indent for Stationery.

75 Reasons why the Masulipatam Invest-

ment was not complied with.

86 Masulipatam Salt Renters Ace*. Cur-
rent with the Company.

88 List of the Produces of several Places
in the Bay of Siam.

90 Indent of Civil Stores for the use of
Cuddalore,

90 D°. Military D°.

94 Extract from a letter from the Supra

Cargoes at Canton to Bombay dated
Nov, S'h. 1764.

95 Calculate of Ship York's stock to

Canton.
95 D°. of ship Talbots. D°.

102 Valuation of the Rents of Chennama-
naickpollam and Nediaputt from
1764 to 1765.

102 Aeco'. net Proceeds of the above Rents.

103 Letter from Mr. Lowe to Vizagapatam.

108 Indent of Wares wanted at F'. Marbro.

109 Letter from Vizagapatam to Ingeram.
122 Weight of Cotton consigned from

Madras to Canton 1764.
122 Deficiencies ^ Pitt Northumberland,

Lord Holland & Worchester Canton

1764.
122 Acco*. Profit & Loss sent to Canton on

the above Ships,
122 Acco*. Sale of Sundry Sooloo Goods
^ London.

Papers After Letters — cont.
N".
122 Acco*. of Bills drawn by the Supra

Cargoes at Canton 1764 and 1765.
130 Letter from M»'. Dalrymple to Capt.

Alves dated Sooloo 2<^. Ocf. 1764.
130 Letter from M"". Dalrymple to Cap*.

Alves Dated Canton 1^'. Janu-
ary 1765.
130 Cap*. Alves's request to the Sultan

of Sooloo to get the Squirrel

Schooner and Crew restored to the

Company.
130 Acco*. of sundries left at Sooloo by

M'. DcJrympIe to be disposed of

by Dato Sarapodin.
146 Extract from the Gompy^ General

Letter ti Bengal dated 1^*. June

1764.
146 Disposition of shipping on hand

1765.
148 Indent of B. Cloth wanted at

Cuddalore 1765.
150 Indent for B. Cloth Vizagapatam

Aug'. 1765.
150 D'. Stores D°.

152 Translate of Gov', of Pondicherry's

Letter to the King of Travancore,
155 Indent of Stores wanted at Masuli-
patam.
157 Estimate of the expence that will

attend Building a Factory house

at Bandarmalanka.
166 Petit on of the Renter of S\ Davids

and Trevenduporam.
177 Narrative of M*. John Lowe.

182 Acco'. Particulars of Stores &e».

deficient ^ Boat lost in the River
Kistnah.

183 Aceo*. net proceeds of Nediaput and

Chin namanic kpoUam.
183 Abstract of Do.
183 Account J^mabundy of D"^.
194 Translate of a Letter fro.n the

Dutch Resident at Cuddalore to

the Chief th^'re.

198 Extract of John Lowes letter to

John Smith Esq"', dated the 20*''
October.

199 M^ Dolbens letter to Cap*. Hart

dated Ingeram P*. Nov^ 1765.

Particular Persons.
]N°.

10 M'. Dalrymple's Canton No^ 1764.

22 M'. Dean Master attendant, dated

from In^ellee Janry. lO*". 176.5.

52 M"". Dalrymple at Canton 22"*.

Dm'.

53 M'. Dalrymple at Canton 22^. D".

1764.

PjiKTicuLAR Persons — comt.
N°.

58 Cap', Jackson Malacca 27*'". Mav

1764.

59 W"". Cleghom D°. P'. June 1764.
70 Mess". Mnckenzie and Devisme

Manilha October 10"\ 1764.

77 Chris t"^. Brower. Tranquebar 8'". |

Api. 1765.

78 Chris''. Brower, Tranquebar 9*''. j

Api. 1765. :

82 Letter from Wachevov Ragarrauze j

to M^ Dolben 11'^.' April 1765. j

88 Cap*. Joseph Jackson, Canton (

Nov^ 7*1'. 1764. j

106 M'. Burnet, Batavia March 16"'.

117 Christ ■■. Brower, Tranquebar June j

6«'. I

124 W. Burnet at Batavia May 31^*. !

1765. I

125 M''. Burnet at Batavia May 23^<i. |

1765.
130 Walter Alves Ship London July l^'.

1765.
M^ Dalrymple, Canton Jatf^. le*''.
1765.
1S7 M'^. Drake from th>j Straits between

Borneo and Pulo Laut.
177 John L-^i've Ganjam September

20"'.
181 Capt. Payne of the Poasborne ojBE

Pondicherry Octo^ i6«'. 1765.
185 Capt. Allen of the Chve Pond^. R-^.

2^. November 1765.
198 M^ John Lowe Ganjam Nov^ IV-^.

1765.
208 M"^. Pybus Camp near Pedapore

20*h. Dec. 1765.

Pttlltcat.
N°-
57 .. Dated 21". March 1765.

St. Helena.

N°.

8th Aprl. 1764.

N°.
193

N°.

96
162

N°.
71
105

17
24
25
36
44
45

6! I

103

115

117

138

144

150

165

169

176

166

189

200

Sadbas.

14 Nov. 1765.
Tellicherey.

P*. May 1765.

2 D". D°.

3<». September

1765.
3". Dec'. 1765.

Tranquebar.

2". April 1765.
20*''. May 1765.

VlZAGAPATAM.

3P*. Dee'. 1764.
5*h. Jany. 1765.
15*". D°. D".
26*h. Janry. 1765*

16 Febry. 1766.

2''. March 1765.
7 D". D^
19 D°. D°.
24 D". D°.
2''. April 1765.
15*". D". D'\
18*". D°. D°.
12*". May 1765.
30*". D". D°.

23 June 1765.
19 July 1765.
7*''. Aug*. 1765.

17 D". D".
22". Sept'. 1765.
25*". D°. D".
3''. Oet^ 1765.

24 D«. D°.
30*". D". D°.

25 Nov, 1765.

EE00ED8 OF FOET ST. GEORGE

LETTEES TO FOET ST. OEOEGE
1765

Volume XLV-A,

[From December 25, 1764 to May 1, 1765.]

N°. 1.

To [the Honble RobJert Palk Esq».

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

I have been honord with your Commands of the iT^ii. instant and having
advised you under Date the Id^^. of my Proceedings at Bandarmalanka relat-
ing to the Investment I purpose making Use of the permission you have been
pleased to give me of coming up to Madras for a few Days & shall set out this
Evening having deliverd over the Charge of the Settlement to M^. Dawson with
Directions to give you the most early advice of any material occurrences which'
may happen. I am very respectfully

Masulipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

25 Dec». 1764. Your very Obedient and most Humble Servant

John Pybus.

No. 2.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq*.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S'. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

The companys Ship Revenge Captain Watson calling here in her passage
to Batavia to Fort S*. George gives us the opportunity of enclosing a Duplicate
of our Letter of the lOti^. Ultimo by the Bute Captain Maitland.

We doubt not but that M"". Jourdan has by this ship advised of the situa-
tion of the Troops from Manilla now at Batavia. We have therefore only to
add that we have at his Request appointed the Admiral Watson Captain Blewit
& the Neptune Captain Emptage, to transport them to Fort S*. George, these
two ships will sail in a few Days, but as the season is too late for their proceed-
ing to Fort S*. George the usual Tract We imagine they will go by the Streights
of Malacca and I hope they will be with you in December.

The Admiral Watson having been consign 'd to us by the Hofible Court on
a particular service it is with some Regret we employ her on this Occasion and
nothing but the apparent Necessity of the case and our having no other proper
Vessel could have induc'd us. We shall hope that she will be return'd to us
immediately with our annual Indent [ • • ■ ] Gentlemen to endeavour at
sending our supplies from [ • • 1 ready for the Watson which ship will

be able to carry the [ ... ] want Rice or Salt having more of each in our

Records of Fort St. George

Godowns than wi[ . . . ] Consumption of the next year, the ship Nep-
tune belongs to pro[ . . . ] at Bombay, and was taken up by the Presi-
dent &c^. Council here to per [form] a trading Voyage to the Coast of Africa
ior the purchase of slaves for the use of the Coast but not being able to get
ready befo|^ the Monsoon Chang'd last year; she was dispatch'd here with such
as could be purchased at Bombay; by the accounts given us of her We are
induc'd to apprehend that she is not very fit for such a Voyage, We had resolv'd
to return her to Bombay that she might be repaired, the present Necessity how-
ever obliges us to employ her on this service tho it is a Deviation f [rom] her
Charter party.

The Duke of Richmond Captain Godfrey sailed for China the 7*i». instant
having on board from hence two hundred Tons of Pepper and (5000) five thou-
sand pounds in Treasure.

We have the pleasure to acquaint you that [the] Princess Augusta arrived
this Day from S*. Helena altho We may [give] her a quick Dispatch yet we
think there is but a small probability that she will save her passage to Canton
by the direct Tract.

The Syren Snow which we acquainted you in our last we purposed to dis-
patch for your Presidency and Bengal is but lately return 'd from Manna as the
season is now so far advancd she will be orderd direct for Bengal.

Under Cover you will receive a packet from the Governor &ca. Council of
S*. Helena brought here by the Princess Augusta.

We take the Opportunity of sending on the Eevenge two Subidars two
Jemidars and sixteen seapoys of those brought here by M'. Ardley.

The inclosed List will acquaint you of their Names and the Time they are
paid to and We must refer Captain Watson to your Honor &ca. Council for
the payment of their passage.

Since writing the above upon a Consideration [of the] Tonnage that
will be necessary to transport five hundred and twenty Men which is the Num-
ber Captain Watson acquaints us will be left there after the Bute has taken all
she can. We find that the Admiral Watson and the Neptune will not be suflB-
cient. We have therefore determined to send the Princess Augusta Captain
Baddington [sic'] with them, that the Gentlemen at Batavia may make use of
her if absolutely necessary if she is not wanted Captain Baddison will be
directed to pursue his Voyage to China by the Pitts Tract.

We are
Fort Marlbro Honble Sir & Sirs

23 AuQT. 1764. Your most obedient humble Servants

Roger Carter.

Henry Idell.

Robert Nairne.

John Herbert.

No. 3.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq^.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

It gave us much Concern to find that by a Mistake in our Secretarys Office,
our Advices intended to go by by [sic] the Revenge were forgot to be deliverd
to Captain Watson, this Neglect is of the less Consequence as M^. Carter in-
forms us that in his private Letter to M^. Palk he acquainted him with most

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765

of the particulars under cover you will be pleas 'd to receive a Duplicate the
original going in the Syren Via Bengal.

Agreable to what we had then determined we now dispatch the Admiral
Watson to Batavia that the Gentlem^. there may know our Intentions, and be
prepar'd to embark when the Princess Augusta and Neptune arrives which
ships we hope will sail this Week.

The protested Bill drawn in Favor of M"". Marriott on Messrs. Barns and
Campen by Hesse's. Boonen and Oytelugh M^. Herbert could not procure repay-
ment at Batavia the Drawers however gave the strongest Assurances that orders
were sent to the Coast to discharge the [ ■ ■ • ] have recoverd the
amount.

Upon Revisal of our [Request] we find suflBcient for our consumption
another year [be] fore we request that the additional Indent transmitted
[on the] Greyhound may not be sent but our yearly one only attended to a[nd]
in this the Long Cloth Ordinary White may be also left out.

Our Honble Masters having sent out Block Tin which we have no occasion
for nor know how to dispose of We have forwarded to you sixty four Blocks
they had laden on board the Admiral Watson Invoice and Bill of Lading of
which go in the Packet, that You may dispose thereof as you may Judge most
proper for their Interest.

The Admiral Wa^tson having been supplied by us with all stores necessary
for his Use and all his Expences being defrayed here the Money she brought
out for her Stock still remains on board which we mention in case she should
not return to us, that Captain Blewit may account with you for the same. We-
are

Fort Marlbro Honble Sir & Sirs

4 Septk. 1764. Your most Obedient Humble Servants

Roger Carter.
Henry Idell.
Robert Nairne.
John Herbert.

No. 4.
To the Honble Robert Palk Esqk.

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort 8"^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

Agreable to what we wrote You under the 4*^. Inst*, by the Admiral Wat-
son Captain John Blewit We now dispatch the Princess Augusta Captain
Thomas Baddington Neptune Captain George Emptage for Batavia for the-
f pur p ] OSes then mentioned to you .

We have only further to advise a Bill for Pagodas (937-18) nine hundred
and thirty seven Pagodas eighteen Fanams or Dollars (1500) fifteen hundred
paid in by the Honble Roger Carter Esq"^. on your Honors &c^. Council payable
bo Charles Bourchier Esq', or order to which please to shew accustomed ^^onor
dated y^. 8*^. Inst*.

We remain

Fort Marlbro Honble Sir & Sirs

10™. September 1764. Your most humble Servants

Roger Carter.

Robert Nairne.

John Herbert.

1765— lA

Records of Fort St. George

N°. 5.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ».

President Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S'^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

Our last Letter to you went by our Hjonorable Masters Ship Egmont under
Date of the 15^^. of April 1763, since when we have received your Letters by
the Clinton and Plassey.

We desire you will send for the Use of this Island ten pieces of long Cloth
at twelve pagodas p^. piece, twenty pieces at ten pagodas p^. piece, thirty
pieces at Eight Pagodas p^. piece, Forty pieces at five pagodas p^. piece. Forty
pieces at four pagodas '^ piece, sixty pieces at three Pagodas p^. piece, and the
Rest of the one P^". Cent in Arrack Rice and Paddy.

This Letter goes upon the [Duke of] Richmond by Way of Bencoolen.
Enclosed we have sent [ . . . ] of ships arrival and departure to and
irom St. Helena [..".] the 15*^. April 1763. We are

S*. Helena

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

8'=. April 1764.

Your most humble servants

Cha«

Hutchinson.

John Skottowe.

A. Purling.

Thqs

Kirkpatrick.

List of Ships Aekival and Depabtube

to and pbom Si. Helena since the 15

Apeh, 1763. Vizt.

Ships names.

Commanders.

Arrival.

Departure.

Virgin Lady a Portu

- Rogue Jocin de Soize.

pt. May 1763

8*. May 1763

guese Ship.

Cnittenden

John Rowland

17 D°. d".

5*. June d°.

Hardwicke
Drake

Brooke Sampson . . 1
John Smith. . . i

15 June d°.

24*. d°. do.

Albion

William Lackins

7 July d°.

16*. July d°.

Essex

George Jackson

23<i. d°. d".

5*. August d°.

Prince of Wales . .

Jonathon Court

15"". August d". . .

} 5*. Sept'. d°.

Clive

John Allen.

l8t^ d°. d°.

€linton

Nathan>. Smith

20*. Sept^ 6P.

8"'. October d<>.

-Grosvenor ..

David Saunders

26''- Nov^ d°.

6*. Decemb^ d°.

Plassey . . —

James Ward

26'". February 1764.

5*. March 1764.

Earl of Ashbum-

Tho ; Pearce

26">. of Febry, 1764.

5 March 1764.

ham.

Queen of Dennaark

Un. Holm

25*. March D°.

28 d". d°.

Dane Ship.

Duke of Richmond

Benj°. Godfrey

27*. D". D°.

Osterly

Fred". Vincent.

4 April d°.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765

N°. 6.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK Esqk.

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S'. George.
HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

We have been favord with your Address of the 26*1^. Ultimo, we always
have followed and shall continue the Practice you recommend to us relating to
Delinquents not charg'd with capital Offences, But the Eev^. M^. Huttemana
having since applied to us to send four more persons to Madras whom he
intends prosecuting as accomplices in the Robbery committed in his House, We
have accordingly sent them you under Charge of two Seapoys in order for their
being deliverd up to Justice we have likewise directed the principal Evidences
against the Persons accused of Coining &c^. to repair to Madras in case your
Honor &c^. should have occasion for them.

John Forrester the person your Honor &c^. desire us to inform you of, is
an English European wtio was stopt by your peons in passing the Bounds & was
subsisted untill we could make Enquiry about him, when it appearing he came
from Sadras and being willing afterwards to enlist in the Service & an able
bodied Man we have since entertaind him in the Military.

Agreable to your [ • • ■ ] Tappies to Negapatam have been disconti-
nued [ . . . ] of this Month.

We have the Honor to be

CUDDALORE HONBLE SiR & SiRS

3». January 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servants

J. L. Smith.
John Galland.

List of Cloth on Hand.

Bales 75^ at Washers.
154 Beaters.

137 Dyers.

25 Embaled.

Bales 391i

No. 7.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President & Governor &c^. Council

of Fort S^. George.
Ho~nble Sir & Sirs

I have the Honor to acquaint you that the Term for which the Arrack Farm
is lett at this place expires the 12*^. February next and am now to request your
Orders for reletting it.

I shall not fail to give your Honor &c^. the most early intelligence of any
material occurrences which may happen here being with the greatest Respect
Masulipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

30™. December 1764, Your most Obedient & very humble servant

George Dawson.

Records of Fort St. George

No. 8.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQR.

President & Governor &c^\ Council

OF Port S^. George.

HoNBLE Sib & Sirs

We have now the Honor to consign you by the Ship Illocos a few pieces of
Beteelas of different Sorts which are expressed, in the Invoice enclosed, if these
Musters should not meet with your approbation we beg you'll favor us with-
others as also with your Orders regarding the Quantity of each assortment.

We must now beg leave to intimate to you some Circumstances regarding
private Trade belonging to the Owners and officers of the ship Illocos which
consists chiefly of the following Articles Viz*. Brimstone, Arrack & Cashia.
These Goods are now a part of that ships Cargo.

M'". Mc. Kaine having applied for Leave to return to Madrass by this Con-
veyance We have complied therewith, here being a sufficient Number of officers
to supply his Place.

We now must request a further supply of Cash, for since the receipt of the
10,000 Pagodas from Masulipatam, We have disbursed to the Military and to
the officers on Account of their Sea Batta &c^. as also for advances to the Mer-
chants and washers about Madras Pagodas 9,500. so that the Ballance of

Cash is now reduc'd very low and we have not advanced the Merchants so much
as they desired, therefore they will very soon want more Money or our Invest-
nent will be at a Stand.

The Lascars have come to a Resolution of returning to Madras overland
and We have this day advanced them Pagodas 58 and by the inclosed Roll you
will see the whole of what we have supplied them being Current Pagodas 178.

We now transmit you the Officers Notes for their Sea Batta as also Captain
Nodes Receipt for what Money we have advanced him since our last Advices-
which are Pagodas Curr*. 387-27-59. We are with Respect

ViZAGAPATAM HONBLE SiR & SiRS

31 DecembR. 1764. Your most obedient Humble Serv*".-

JoHN Smith.
Charles Smith.
W^f. Barker.

No. 9.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President & Governor &c^. Council

of Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir and Sirs

Agreably to the advice given you in our Letter of the 17*i». Instant of which,
we herewith transmit you a Duplicate, We now dispatch to you the Ship-
Luconia and enclosed you will also receive the Invoice and Bill of Lading of the
Rice and Casks ship'd on board her the former amounting to current Rupees
4,774-11-9.

When we address'd you our said Letter We had not settled Terms with the
Owners of this Vessel! for the intended service, but the same having been agreed'
on, and executed before the Departure of the Conveyance by which our Letter

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was transmitted, we directed our Secretary to forward to yours a Copy for your
timely Information and with this you will receive a Duplicate thereof. Wc are

Fort William Honble Sir & Sirs

24t=. Deck. 1764. Your most obedient Humble Servants

J. Spencer.

C. S. Playdell.
Ralph Leycester.
John Burdett.

No. 10.
To THE Honble Robert P.alk Esq^.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S''. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

I shall not say any Thing of what proceeded the Departure of the Ships
from Soolo the 1^*. June on their way from Manilha to Madras.

Agreable to what I wrote you I dispatch' d the London to Balambangan
about the middle of June and followed in the Galley about the 4 July with Inten-
tion of conducting the imputed Ship from the Coast to SooLo I continued at
Balambangan till the beginning of September where despairing of any ship, I
return 'd to Soolo to load the London for China and arrived there in a few Days.

The 15*^. the Admiral Pocock returned very sickly having got down as far
as p°. Laut the Expence to the Compy. from the high Demorage of this ship and
the great Risk they will have on her Bottom should she be detained abroad after
11 Feby. when her Charter party Expires, determin'd me to dispatch her to
China as the onlj^ probability of saving this charge & desired the Supracargoes
to send a Ship in her stead to take aboard the Troops which I was apprehensive
would involve the Companys Affair if carried to China But least the Supra
Cargoes should not think themselves authorized to send another Ship in her
stead or in Case of losing her passage I have ordered the Admiral Pocock
Back to Sooloo, and when she has re-embarked, the Troops to proceed to Ben-
gal, as the only remain'g Chance of getting home this Season She sailed from
Sooloo 29*11. Septr. but is not yet arrived & I am afraid she has lost her passage
as she was but indifferently man'd, and in want of all stores. M^* Drake con-
tiuued on board her with Messrs. Fife & Nodes.

The Detachment from the Admiral Pocock are placed on an Island adjoin-
ing to the Town to prevent Jealousys on the part of the Natives & accidents to
them Captain Display's, has beeen advanced one Chest of Treasure conte.
8000 Rs. landed from the Admiral Pocock for their pay & 500 R*. for contingent
Charges the ace*, of which he will deliver to you. I have referred to your
Determination whether you will make them any & what addition to their pay.

Those who were on the London continue here except ten Coffreys kept
aboard, upon an Examination it seemed to me necessary for this support to
make an allowance to them at the same time not to put the Company to any
Expence more than absolutely necessary. I have only continued the few
Europeans their victualling and allowed the others one Fa.nam a Day without
Distinction of Rank, Ensign Meredith has been advanced for their pay Con-
tingencies Rup». 5,500 for which he is to be accountable to you.

Had a ship arrived early I should have been enabled to have collected a large
proportion of the Companys Debt there is only to the amount of 2.294 Dols, on
the London being all that ship could carry the Admiral Pocock has to the amount
of 2000 the Time of her Continuance not permitting to lade any more aboard.

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Besides the Goods above mention 'd there are some pearls on the London
which I hope will amount to several Thousand Dollars part on account of the
Cuddalores Voyage but I cannot at present give any particular Account of
them.

There vrere goods left behind at Soolo to the amount of above 10,000 Dollars
chiehy m Sago & Teepy and a Junck saild fully laden this Season for China
with Goods chiefly belonging to the Company which some of them sold cland-
estinely sold [_sic\ to the Chinese as from the want of a Ship these Goods were
of Necessity left m their Hands.

I endeavord to get a List of all the people who were concerned in the
Commerce at Sooloo, the amount they had received, and what they have dis-
charged that it may appear what is still due from each but could not before my
Departure from the Absence of some Persons concerned. The lower People I am
informed have cleard their Accounts but of the Higher I only know for certain
Dato Sarapodin and his Brother Dato Jaffir. If I may be allowed to give my
Sentiments it is necessary to send some Goods this Season on the Companys
Account to be delivered only to those who have cleard Accounts. This will
engage the others by the View of Interest and Emulation to pay what they owe,
but should they see no Distinction made between themselves who are deficient
a.nd those who have paid their Debt it cannot be expected they will be very strict
to their Engagements nor the others assiduous in stimulating them.

I must also recommend that the Sultan be entrusted with some Goods for
his Assistance is very requisite towards irrecovering the Companys Debt and
he seems at present very well inclin'd to assist us the Circumstances in which
he return' d to Soolo do not permit him to have that Influence which he had
before he left his Country as his Revenues are chiefly what they call Sarah
which is the [Exchange] of Goods at a price above this Value which is to be
paid in the produce of the different Places so that without Goods he is without
Revenues.

For two or three Years past the Bugguese have imported into the Tirson
Districts and carried from thence directly all the Birds Nests, this has been a
growing Evil and came to such a Head last year that scarce a pecul of Birds
Nest was brought to Soolo, the Sultan to remedy this has appointed Governors
in the Districts. I forbid the Bugguese entrance directing all who desire to trade
in his Dominions shall come to the Capital, the Bugguese inform me they gener-
ally carry about 70*^. pecul in a Year from thence which next year will probably
be drawn to Sooloo, if they have any goods to purchase it the Sultans Revenue
is chiefly in this Article from Tiroon.

As I am determined to return to England this Seas°. it is not necessary to
enter into a long Discussion of my Motives but I am sorry to observe what you
mention in your Letter of the 4*. Aug*. They who imagine the Fatigues I have
undergone since the Beginning of 1759 arise from a roving Disposition are much
mistaken, I went to sea then on a Plan I had well weighed for some years before
for extending and renewing our Connection in the Eastern World, accidents and
difficulties have interwined but I have never lost sight of my original Object and
as I am conscious to have acted with personal Disinteredness, if the Company do
not Judge so from my past conduct. I shall despair of ever convincing them
and must in that Case have the Misfortune to leave a Service in which I cannot
obtain the Confidence and good Opinion of my Employers in worse Circumstances
in point of Fortune than 12 Years ago when I enter'd it, did I imagine that my
Continuance abroad would be for the publick Interest than returning Home,
I might again be induced to sacrifice my Inclinations and Views for that
Interest. But as I think the Sum of the Soola Concern dust on the Ballance
compared with the future prospects and as I can satisfy my own Heart that I
have not been wanting in a due Attention to my Trust since I cannot think the
publick Interest can be so much benefitted by continuing as returning, that alone

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would determine me to make the Observations of my long Peregrination usefull,
requires the Leisure of a Europe passage as at present an Accident to me would
render the Experience of these Voyages I have made useless to any other.

I shall write you more fully in regard to the Measures, which appear to me
eligible for maintaining and intending the Companys Influence in the Sooloo
Dominions, in the meanwhile I have the Honor to be

Canton Honble Sir & Sirs

24th. Novb. 1764. Your most Obedient Humble Servant

A. Dalrimple.

No. 11=

To THE Honble Egbert Palk Esq^^.
President & Governor

OF Fort S^. George.

Sir

The Deputy Governor and Council on their Departure, having appointed
me Resid*. for the Honble Companys affairs at this place agreeable to their
Instructions I have laboured ever since to conciliate the Minds of the Spaniards
and to endeavor to bring them back to the former amity, which subsisted between
them and the Gentlemen of Fort S*. George before the War. Tho I am sorry
to say, yet with Eeason they were greatly irritated against the English; but I
can now with pleasure inform you that it seems at present to be almost forgot.
Since the Departure of our Garrison hitherto I have experienced the greatest
attention from the Government, and Friendship from the Inhabitants, which
was more than I indeed expected from the situation of affairs at the going away
of our Forces; but as the principal object was the reestablishing the Commerce
between the Coast and Manilha in the former Manner, they have at last con-
sented to it, tho their Intention was entirely fixed on inviting the Dutch to
replace the English in that Branch of Trade, their Resentment being fresh for
the Losses they had so lately suffered by our Means; however they are determined
not tcreceive in any Manner Ships from Fort S*. George until the Letters may
arrive there which they propose writing by me.

The Ship Pitt arrived here the 20*^. July last, and agreeable to the direc-
tions to the late Governor and Council I forwarded her to Canton.

The Worcester and Lord Hollond also imported here the 25^^. Ultimo, it
was with the greatest difficulty that Liberty could be obtaind to disembark the
Goods belonging to M^. Cavalhe &c^. Passengers and after much trouble they
were at last prevailed on to permit them to be landed under the Name of the
Armenians. I have used all the Endeavors possible to raise Money for the
Gentlemen at Canton and We have at present received about twenty thousand
Dollars and twenty thousand Rupees for which Mess's. M^. Kensie and Devisme
draw on the Governor and Council of Fort S*. George there being little Hopes
of procuring more I shall this day deliver Captain Halls & Nairne their sailing
Orders and packets for China.

T have repaired and made into a Brig the Honble Companys Sloop Passig
in which I propose going to the Coast so soon as the Season may answer, as there
was nothing remaining but her Hull the fitting her out was attended with the
greatest Difficulty, this place being at present destitute of every kind of Marine
Stores and had it not been for the assistance I received from the Ships it would
have been impossible to have put her in a Manner suitable to attempt the Voyage,

10 Records of Fort St. George

As I am in hopes I shall have the Honor of seeing you before this can reach
Fort S*. George it prevents me from giving you the trouble of a more particular
Eelation. I am

Sir
Manilha With much Respect

8 OcToa. 1764. Your most obed*. & most humble Serv*.

QUINTIN CrAUFURD.

No. 12.

To THE HONBLE RoBERT PaLK EsQB.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S''. George.
HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

Being in want of Cash for the use of The Honble Company I have been
under the necessity of drawing on your Honor &c^. for three thousand Pagodas
payable at thirty Days Sight to Shameer Sultan for four thousand five Hundred
Spanish Dollars received here from Johannes Mazareth on account the Honble
Company. I am with much Respect

Manilha Honble Sir & Sirs

8 OcTOBR. 1764. Your most obedient & most Humble Servant

QuiNTIN CrAUFURD.

No. 13.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq*.

President Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S'^, George.
Gentlemen

We have received your several Letters and Packets by the Bon Voyage
S*. Francis Xavier, Pitt, Northumberland, Lord Holland, and Worcester, and
now address ourselves to you by the Muxadavad bound to Bengal, as you will
probably receive this Letter sooner, by that Conveyance, than by the first Macao
Ship which does not sail for Madras till the latter End of this month.

Had it not been for the large and indeed unexpected supplies received from
vou we shod, not have been able to give more than six Ships their full Ladings,
although we have borrowed here near 100000 Ta^. @ 10. 12. & 13 '^^. Cent
pr. Annum and hope by Bills on London & Madras to receive between 60 &
70000 Tales more. We have not received a single Chest of Money from England
and the Court of Directors informed us even after they received our Advices by
the Grosvenor. which fully acquainted them with our situation and your Letters
by the Lapwing that they could not send us any Treasure. On the Cargoes of
the Northumberland, Lord Holland, & Worcester, though bought dear we shall
have a Gain we have already sold the following Articles by the first of these
ships viz*.

Cost at Madras recks, p^. 8». each sold for at Canton.

Sandal Wood

.. T»

12 440 ..

.. T». 19

400 pf. pecul.

Wax

17 400 ..

000 d°.

Pepper i. ...

10 800 ..

000 d".

Cotton ••,,,, ••

, - . • ,

9 300 ..

600 d°.

Putchuck.... ., .,.

57 600 ..

000 to abate 15 & C as
pr. Custom here which
reduces it to 59 5.

We imagine when the Remainder of her Cargo and the Goods p^. Lord Holland
& Worcester are disposed of, we shall find them answer much better than silver

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 11

would have done could it have been procured in Lieu of them, we have now
about enough to load the nine Ships already arrived and shall likewise be able
to dispatch the Duke if Richmond should she gain her passage to Bencooien,
as she will probably have Goods nearly su£6icient on board to purchase her home-
ward bound Cargo, this is the most we can do and then the Residence will be
left with an empty Treasury and no Goods on hand for all our Woolens of last
year are sold and likewise those by the Norfolk. We shall by every Opportunity
acquaint you with the situation of our Affairs here that you may the better be
able to Judge how far your Assistance may be necessary. The Calculation of
China Stock sent to you from England this year is very erroneous, and of course
not to be depended on, we have received the 5000 Pagodas lent by your presi-
dency to Shamier Sultan at Respondentia with the Interest on it and shall
shortly be paid the Bond for 4200 P. lent to Mf. Anthony Sadlier .

Messrs. Mackenzie and Devisme while at Manilha were so fortunate as to
procure for us 19,650 Dollars & 20,000 Arcot Rupees for which they gave Bills
on your Presidency exchange 15 Dollys, for 10 pags. and Rupee for Rupee as they
have acquainted you in a Letter they wrote from thence Duplicate of which
comes inclosed. We have also drawn on you for Pag^. 6428-20-46 Exchange
14 Dolls, for 10 Pags. We hope these Bills with what more we may draw on
you Gentlemen from hence will not be inconvenient, our Necessities obliging
us to make full use of the power you have given us of drawing for any sums we
may have occasion for.

As soon as we can get a purchaser for our Gold we shall let you know to
what advantage we have disposed of it.

The Method you have followed in regard to Essaying the Rupees sent here
is very usefull to us and we shall be obliged to you to continue the same every
year

Mr. Crawford your agent at Manilha has drawn a Bill on us from thence
for 2000 Dollars payable to Artoon Jacob an Arminian here which we have
paid.

We acquainted you in our Letter by the Sabut Jung that Six Guns were
brought here on the Hawke from Manilha. We beg the Favor of you to let us
know how they are to be disposed of, we could this year have sent them to
England in one of our Ships that wanted Kintlage but did not know whether it
would have been agreable to you.

We have sent a price Current Canton, List of ships at this port, a Letter
of Advice from hence and a Duplicate of Mess's. Mackensie & Devisme's Letter
from Manilha and are

Canton Gentlemen

8™. Nov». 1764. Your most obedient Humble servants-

Thqs. Fitzhugh.

Samuel Blount.

Nathi-. Garland.

Wm. Mackenzie.

Alex : Hume.

Stepn. Devisme.

Ths. Smith.

Man''. Horner.

Wm. Rous.

Wm. Harrison.

P.S. — The London Cap^. Alves arrived here yesterday from Sooloo which
place he left Octr. the 2^. M'. Dalrymple has deliverd us the Invoice of the

Dollr.

Sbolbo Goods belonging to the Compaiiy whK airiouiit to 24941 being all that

1765— 2a

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she could take in. This ship has on board likewise 8 Chests containing 64000
Rupees wh^^. were taken out of the Admiral Pocock. Captain Riddel sail'd
from Sooloo bound for Canton, three Days before the London left it. M^.
Dalrymple writes to you Gentlemen by this Conveyance to whom we refer you
for particulars.

24™. NOTR.

1764.

List of Ships at Canton

, 1764

Of what Nation. Ships Names.

Commanders.

When arrivd

When aaild

at Whampo.

from Whampo.

EngUsh

. . Glatton

Dove ton

Januy. 30th. .

. March 31".

D".

. . Muxadavad i^.
Bengi.

Boyer

March Pt.

. Nov^ 10th.

D°.

„ Valentine

Fernell

T>°. 27">.

. July 4th.

D°.

.. Pocock

Hooke

April 14th.

French

. . Mary f™. Mauri-
tius

Bon Amour . .

June 25*h.

English

. . Admi. Pocock
f". Bombay

Cleugh

June 26*h.

D".

. . Latham

Moffat

July;i3th.

D°.

. . British King . .

Pigou

d°. 14*1^.

Dutch

. . Shans Welvaren.

Freiyt

d°. 26th.

D".

. . Aschat

Huyper

d°. 30*"

D°.

. . Reyteveld

Vand^ Bergh . .

Aug*. Pt.

English

.. Ld.Chve

Webber

d°. l»t.

Danish

. . Pr''^. Frederick

Elphinston

d". 8'h.

Erench

.. Due de Penthi-
core

Du Votenet . .

d". Sth.

Danish

. . Cronprince

Swan . .

6P. IQth.

English

. . Norfolk

Sandys

d". nth.

Dutch

. . Hysom

Pieterze

d°. 14th.

French

. . Berier

S'. Romain

dp. 14tii.

D°.

„ Elephant „

La Motte

d". 14ti.

Enghsh

. . Nancy Snow f™.
Bombay.

Abelampe

Sept. 4th.

D°.

... Pitt .-, ^

Jackson

d". 12th.

D°.

.^ Northumberland

Mitford

Oct^ 2"''.

Sweedish

. . Stoekohn Slott.

Olbers

d". 5th.

English

.- LI. HoUand . .

Nairn

Novr. 2'i.

D°.

. . Worcester

HaU

d°. 31.

D°.

Lincoln .^

Hardwicke

d°. 16th.

No. 14.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK Esqk.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.
Gentlemen

We are to acquaint you we have this day drawn on you agreable to the
Permission you have given us for Pagodas (3200) three thousand two hundred
payable at twenty one days sight to Mr. Gregory Michael being in full for

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 13

(4480) four thousand four Hundred, and Eighty Spanish Dol''. paid into the
Companys Treasury by M''. Jacob Paton which We beg the Jb'avor of you to give
due Honor to. We are

Canton Gentlemen

16 Nov''. 1764. Your most obedient Humble servants

Thqs. Fitchugh.

Samuel Blount.

Nathi-. Garland.

W'^. Mackenzie.

Alex». Hume.

Step^. Devisme.

Ths. Smith.

Man. Horner.

Wm. Rous.

Wm. Harrison.

No. 15.

To the Honble Egbert Palk Esq».

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

Gentlemen

We take the Liberty to inform you We have this day drawn on you at 21
days sight for pags. 6400 payable to John Edmund Pascal Esq^. or order (and
in Case of his Absence to M'. Johannes Sinon or order) being in full for 8400
Dols. received into the Companys Treasury here of M.^. Piere Sornay @ 10 Pags.
for 14 Dolly's, to which We request you will pay due Honor.

We are
Canton ' Gentlemen

22 Nov». 1764. Your most obedient Humble Serves.

Thqs. Fitzhugh.

Samuel Blount.

NathI'. Garland.

Wm. Mackenzie.

Alex : Hume.

Step'*'. Devisme.

Thqs. Smith.

Mann. Horner.

W^. Rous.

Wm. Harrison.

No. 16.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq^.
President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.
Gentlemen

We take the Liberty to inform you we have this day drawn on you at 21
days sight for P». 5714-10-23 payable to M^. Shamier Sultan or order being in

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full for 8000 Dolls, received into the Companys Treas.ury here of Mr. Arteeu-
Jacob/®, 10 Pags. for 14 Dolls, to which We. request you will pay due Honor.

Canton We ate

22 Nov*. 1764. Gentlemen

Your most Obed*. & most Humble. Serves.

Thqs. Fitczhugh.
Samuel Blount.
Nathi-. Garland.
W'^. Mackenzie.
Alex: Hume.
Stepn. De Visme.
Tho^. Smith.
Man: Horner.
W". Rous.
W**. Harrison.

No. 17=

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq«. •

President and Governor &C'^ Council

OF Fort S^^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

We have received your Honor &c^^. favor of the 22^. Ultimo and it gives
us much Concern to observe what you have been pleased to write regarding the
Uppa^rah Merchants and the Declination of our Investment in that Country
upon which we must now beg leave to trouble you with a few Observations-
thereon from which we flatter ourselves you will be induced to permit us to
continue our Investment on its present Plan.

Upparah by what we can learn has always been the natural Investment
of this settlement from its first Establishment and our most substantial Mer-
chants How reside there from whom we provide the whole of our long Cloths
fine Midling and N^. 1 ordinary which is the principal part of our Investment,
therefore we must now request your Honor &&. will permit us to employ the old
Merchants as usual as we have now brought them with much pains and trouble
to increase the Quantity which you will find by what is now expressed at the
Foot hereof and we likewise have made some amendment in the Quality and
have got the Merchants to bring it without any Expence to the Company and
we are still in Hopes of enlarging the Investm*. in Time to its former state pro-
vided you indulge us with the continuance of employing our old Merchants and
we hope you will recoihmend to M^. Dolben not to let his new Establishment be
of any Hindrance to our Investment as it would certainly be only taking from
this to add to a new Investment, which will be a manifest prejudice to this
Settlement and would not answer your Intentions of enlargement by taking from
this place to have it sent to Ingeram. We are credibly informed that when the
Honble Company had a Factory at that place it never interfered with the Invest-
ment at TJpparah and by far the greatest quantity of the Cloth at this S-ettle-
ment was always provided there. M"". Lewin Smith who made a considerable
Investment here and M^". Stratton who was here some Time can inform you of
the Truth of what we now alledge as will also M^. Heaths reply of the 31st.
Deer. 1762 to the Letter you mention of the 24*^. November 1762, should your
Honor &c^. still determine to take our TJpparah Merchants from us we hope
you will be so good as to hold us blameless from any Deficiency in our future
Investments which We think in such Case must be vastly reduced, as we have

Letters to Fort St. George, -1765 15

now the most hopeful Appearances at present for Improvement if the Country-
remains quiet and the price of Cotton should not rise. We shall endeavor to
send up our Bales in due Time.

The supply of Cash your Honor &c^. intend us v^e hope to receive by the
very first Opportunity as you will perceive by our last address were we inti-
mated the advances we had made and that we should shortly be in much Distress
as our Merchants wanted more Money, which was not in our power to give
them.

Inclosed are the Rolls of what We have paid and advanced on account of
the Manilha Detachment.

We now inclose you a Copy of a Letter our Chief received from M^. Lowes
at Mangapatam and agreable thereto we have wrote to the Rajah to get pro-
tection for Mr. Lowe and the other gentlemen to remain at Ganjam or any
other place in his district in Case of need. We are also informed there are
troubles about Ganjam between the Phousdar of the Country put in by Ibram
Beg late General of our Rajah and our Rajahs allies there and it is reported
that Ibram Beg who has been at Golconda is coming towards Rajahmundree
in Favor of Hussen Ally Cawn which We think our Duty to communicate to
you. We have the Honor to remain with perfect Respect

ViZAGAPATAM HONBLE SiR AND SiRS

.5 Jan»'^. 1765 Your most obedient Humble Servants

John Smith.
Chas. Smith.
W^. Barker.
Cloth on Hand.

Embaled C. y*".

L.C.O. . . . . . . . . 77 Bales or 115 10

L.C.M. . . . . . . . . 42 d°. 84 —

L.C.F. .. .. .. .. 12 d°. 24 —

223 10

. At the Wash
L.C.O. - . . . . . . . . . . 203 9

L.C.M. .. .. .. .. .. .. 113 1

L.C.F. .. .. .. .. .. .. 79 9

395 19

In yo. Warehouse

L.C.O r. .. .. .. .. 16 2

L.C.M 11 —

L.C.F. ... , . , , . . . . . . .„ 1 8

28 10

Corge. 647 19

No. 18.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S'f. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs - '

The Sea Horse Sloop being bound from hence to your port I have taken the
opportunity to ship on board her sundry useless and unservicible Stores lying

16 Records of Fort St. George

here, as p"-. Invoice and Bill of Lading inclosed. The remaining thirteen
Chests of Gunpowder here landed from the Brittania last year come likewise
by this Conveyance.

I have likewise sent by this Vessel a seapoy prisoner named Mahomed
Sadut for the Murder of his Wife, which after having cruelly perpetrated he
attempted to destroy himself with the same Instrument, but failed, his Confes-
sion as taken before me in Gentoo and read and explained in my presence, now
comes inclosed signed by Him two seapoys come with him as a Guard who have
been paid their Arrears for this Month and twenty Days Batta. I am very
respectfully

Masulipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

25™. Decs. 1764. Your very Obedient Humble Serv*.

John Pybus.

¥.°. 19.
To THE Honble Robert Palk Esqi'.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S'f. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

In obedience to the Commands I had the Honor to receive from you at Fort
S*. George I am to inform you of my arrival here the 9**^. Instant since which
no Time has been lost in making the necessary Enquiries relating to the
Investm*. to be carried on at this Settlement in which I have the Honor to
acquaint you that I have met with all the Success that can at present be expect-
ed the Merchants promising to exert themselves as much as possible in this
Business.

That no Time may be lost I have contracted with five Merchants namely
Cansheum Gongeah Dora Chitty Veranah, Pandre Maduum Pregadre Vinkat-
ramadoo and Bandar Vencaty Narsu for six Hundred and fifty (650) Bales of
Callicoes on the following Terms.

Long Cloth Ordinary 14 Punjutrs @ MP"". 34 P^ Gorge

Long Oloth Midling 18 Ditto @ 48 P^ Ditto

Long Cloth Fine 23 Ditto @ 60 P'. Ditto

and have advanced one quarter part of the same amounting to ten Thousand two
hundred (10200) Madras Pagodas one half thereof to be delivered by the 31st.
August next ensuing and the other half by Ultimo January 1766, should the
whole amount not then be brought in, the Ballance at that Time outstanding to
be paid in ready Money.

Finding the Demands of the Merchants very unreasonable in regard to the
fine Cloth I was afraid even to make the allowance of 2^ pag^. per Gorge on this
Assortment being very apprehensive from their Discourse of their using their
utmost Endeavours to get an advance of price also on the other assortments and
that it might be look'd on as a sort of precedent for raising y«. Price in
future which they are too apt to endeavor at on all Occasions. I therefore
endeavored to lower the punjums a small a Matter as this assortment would
allow of and to make a small Abatement in the price to which however they
would not consent at last after some altercation on both sides, I allowed them
to take of one Punjnm and the price to remain at sixty Pagodas p'". Gorge on
promise of their being very carefull to keep up the Quality of the Thread to
which they have consented assuring them at the same Time that your Honor

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 IT

&c^. would by no means allow of an advance of price as you had already judged
the price too high and I hope the above will meet your Honors &g^^. approba-
tion.

Permit me to assure your Honor &c^. that the utmost frugality shall be
used in the temporary Affairs of Sunora Pollam House, and the Godowns for
the Washers Beaters and Cloth all which are at present in a very ruinous Con-
dition.

So soon as the Upparah Merchants arrive some of whom at present are at
Vizagapatam I shall converse with them on the subject of the Investment and
immediately acquaint your Honor &c^. with the Result and upon the whole hope
the Merchants will be able to furnish upwards of one thousand Bales for this
Years Investment at this Settlement.

As the 12 thousand Pagodas I brought down from the Presidency will not
only be insufficient to make the 25 p^. Cent advance but as I shall also be in
want of Cash to make the payments for the Cloth as it comes in also for
advances to the Washermen and Current Expences. I am in hopes your
Honor &c^. will be pleased to send an early and sufficient supply which will be
the greatest Means to forward the Investment.

I have been very carefull in making the strictest Enquiries into the Cha-
racters and abilities of the Merchants at present employed who are the same
or of the same Families that have been employed in this Branch of Business
before when any new Merchants offer themselves as well as on every other occa-
sion where it may be necessary. I shall agreable to your Commands consult
with the Resident at Bandarmalanca.

I shall make particular Enquiry if any Quantity of Broad Cloth can be
disposed of in this part of the Country and acquaint your Honor &c^. of the
same as soon as such Enquiry can be thoroughly made.

Having done myself the Honor to acquaint you of the Material that
presents itself at present on the subject of the Investment I have only to beg
Leave to assure your Honor &.c^. of my most strenuous Endeavours to keep up
the Quality and encrease the Quantity thereof as much as possible and in every
Thing to fulfill your Intentions in the Trust Your Honor &c^. have been pleased
to repose in me.

I have the Honor to be with the greatest Respect

Ingebam Honble Sir & Sirs

THE 17 Jank's'. 1765. Your most humble and most obedient Servant

George Dolben.

No. 20.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq«.
President & Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort St. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

We have received your Favor of the 1%^^. Instant since which the Admiral
Watson has imported here and agreable to your Direction shall dispatch her to
you as soon as the Troops to be sent in her arrive with what Bales we may then
have ready.

The Term of our Merchants contracts for the last years Investment being
expired We must acquaint your Honor &g^. that they have not brought in near
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the Quantity of Cloth they contracted for there being deficient no less than
nineteen thousand nine Hundred and seventy nine (19979) pieces of which each
jyferchants proportion were as follows Viz'-.

Streeshleputty

.. ps. 8064

Neela Chittee

6360

Irshippa Chittee .,

5000

MOODU KiSTNA

555

19979

We have from Time to Time acquainted your Honor &c^. with their Remisness
and of our fruitless Endeavors to make them exert themselves and perform
their Engagements and We have since called them before us to know the Cause
for this Failure in them but they havs. assigned no sufficient reasons for it they
appear to us exceedingly culpable and as so, cannot avoid representing them
to you wherefore as well as in Conformity to your orders we have endeavor 'd to
find other Persons to contract for this years Investment & three have accord-
ingly offer'd Viz*. Paupah Chittee and Samy Nauda of Porto Novo & Sautah
Vencatashilim of this Place whose Characters and Circumstances the Chief
has enquired into and from the best Information he has been able to procure he
is assured they are substantial People and in good Credit and therefore thinks
he may venture to recommend them to your Honor &c^. as proper persons to be
admitted as Companys Merchants not only as it may be a means of encreasing
our Investment by having more Merchants but may probably make the old ones
exert themselves when they find others likewise contract, however this we refer
to your Honor &ca. Consideration as well as the measures you would have taken
for making the Contracts for the present year, only beg leave to observe that the
sooner some steps are taken about it the better to avoid the Loss of Time, that
happend last year, it having been the latter End of July before a single piece
of Cloth was brought in and which is the only plea our Merchants pretend to
make for their present Deficiencies.

The three abovemention'd Persons are willing to contract for several of the
different Sortments of of [sic] our Investment and Samy Nauda does not
require the first year that the Quarter part of the Amount of his Contract sh'd
remain in his Hands as the rest do, but promises after the first advance to
bring in Cloth to the amount of about two thousand pagodas more than what
may be advanced him and when paid for that to do the like on the next advance
and so on and Paupah Chittee agrees that either he or his Brother will come
and reside in our Districts if you should require it.

Since the Conclusion of the late Contracts we have resorted all the turn'd
out Cloth agreable to your Directions on that Head, and have taken in on
Account of the Honble Compy. such of it as were thought adequate to the
abatement of 10 p^. Cent so with this and what had before been brought in on
account of the Contracts we have now 518 Bales on Hand, but a considerable
Part of it being taken in so lately it will be some Time before we can have it all
ready for embaling, however your Honor &c*. may be assured we will expedite
it as much as possible.

In Consequence of your Honor &c^. permission we have repair d the Com-
panys Garden House here, which the Chief now makes his Residence in the
Conducting of which we assure you the greatest parsimony has been observed
notwithstanding on making up the accounts, we find it has exceeded some-
thing the Estimate we mentioned to you. It amounting to Pag^. 1280 pi', account
particulars herewith transmitted to you but as your Honor &c^. must be sensible
of the Difficulty of forming a Calculation with perfect Exactness and there
being besides several out Houses and other Conveniences absolutely necessary

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 19-

which did not then occur to us and therefore were not included in the said Esti-
mate We hope your Honor &c^. will not object to this small Additional Charge..
Gur monthly accounts wait on you herewith and are with great Respect

CUDDALORE HONBLE SiR & SiRS

26™. Jenby. 1765. Your most Obedient Honble Servant

J. L. Smith.
John Calland.

No. 21.
To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq«.

President and Governor &c^.

Council of Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

We now dispatch to you the Caernarv[on] with a Loading for your Presi-
dency of two hundred and fifty Tons of Salt Petre and the packing stuff indent-
ed for with your Letter of the Id^^. [August] and ninety three Chests of opium
and a further Quantity of packing stuff for the Presidency of Fort Marlbro, to
be forwarded [there] by our Honble Masters Ship Admiral Watson which [in]
your Letter of the 15*^. October you advised us you expected would be with yoa
from Batavia, in the Course of last Month and intended returning to Fort
Marlbro and you have herewith the Invoices and Bills of lading for the whole
together with a Letter of Advice to accompany the Consignment by the Admiral
Watson which we request may be duely forwarded with it.

We have further embarked on the Caernarvon the Marines of his Majestys-
ship Medway who did not arrive from Camp in Time to proceed on her and
have refer'd the Captain to you for payment of their passage, a List of them
you will also receive accompanying.

We wrote to you last under date the IQt'i. Novem^. of which we now trans-
mit a Duplicate and We have since received your Letters of the 15^^. and 29*.
October and l^t. Ultimo.

Our recommending to you to send the Admiral Pocock round to Bombay
was in Consequence of our Receipt of the Advices from that Presidency con-
cerning their Tonnage, which they informed you of having transmitted and we
at the same Time acquainted them in answer with our having so wrote to you
and further that if the Kent which we are advised is to bring L^. Clive out to
the Government of this Presidency arrived in any tolerable Time We should
dispatch her also to them, and that as the Asia would in all probability be too
late to return to their side. We should as well to assist Captain Inglis (agreably
to our Honble Masters Recommendation) as to save the Demorage of the ship,
dispatch her to you in order to proceed to China. The Calcutta imported here
the 15^'^. of November having been dispatch 'd from Bombay as advised to you
by that Presidency to assist in conveying round the Salt Petre, with which we
promised to furnish them. We accordingly orderd five thousand Bags to be
ship'd on board her with which we shall return her as soon as they are laden.

The Devonshire our first ship to Europe from hence received her Dispatches
at Ingerlee the 2^^. Ulto. and we are now preparing the Vansittart to follow
her which We hope she will be able to do by the End of the Current Month.

We have depended on 'the Bute for conveying to Europe the Remainder of

our Investment, but as she does not yet appear, and you have advised us that

you expected the Princess Augusta to arrive with you from Batavia with a

further part of the Troops by the latter End of the last Month We must request

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ill Order that we may be provided against the disappointment of a Latter ship
for which we shall be prepared with a full cargo, that you will dispatch her
round to us and if the Bute should arrive in Time for her destination the other
shall be returnd to you in order to proceed agreably to your Intention to China.
We transmit by the Caernarvon a small Box Packet addressed to our Honble
Masters which we request may be accordingly forwarded on by her on her
Departure from your place.

We are with Esteem
Port William Honble Sir & Sirs

Z^. Jan=''. 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servants

J. Spencer.
C. S. Playdell.
Ralph Leycester.
John Burdett.

To THE Honble Egbert Palk Esq».
President Governor &c-^.

Council of Fort S'^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

Agreable to the Orders of the Honble the President and Council of Fort
William dated the 3<J. of January 1765 I repaird on board the Honble Com-
panys Ship Caernarvon Capt». Norton Hutchinson Commander to dispatch
her to Madras and under this Cover I have enclos'd Capt^. Norton Hutchinsons
Receipts for your Honors &c^. packets. I have this day deliverd Captain Nor-
ton Hutchinson his Dispatches and having musterd the ships Company sur-
vey' d the Guns Ammunition &&■. on board and find them as follows viz*. :

with passengers Miss May. Bradley

Men 99 John Christian M"". Camptopher

Guns ... 26 Captii. Wimes, with five Searjeants

Barrels of powder 30 4 Corporals and 7 private Men. With

Rounds of shot 30 ammunition and small arms in pro-

portion. The Ship now appears in
very good Order, draws 18 Feet 10 Inches on an even Hull and is in a proper
Condition to make a good defence against an Enemy. I wish her a safe and
speedy Voyage to Madras

Ship Caernarvon And am with the greatest Respect

Ingellee Road Honble Sir & Sirs

THE 10™. Jan«"^. 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servant

Rich: Dean.
Dv. M^. AttK

No. 23.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq^.

President & Governor &c-^.

Council of Fort S^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

In Obedience to your orders of the 10*. Instant, I have given publick
Notice for receiving proposals for reletting the Arrack Farm at this place for

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the ensuing year and have now the Honor to inclose you three Papers which
were deliverd on this day in Consequence the persons they come from are

Toddapollah Rimniah who has had the Farm this four years last past,
never failed of paying his Rents regularly and bears a very good character.

Cottarah Chinniah & Beeckum Perie formerly Servants to French Officers
are people in bad Circumstances and bear but indifferent Characters.

Bodaputty Subarauze a Braminy employed by the Cutwall in low Condi-
tion and not to be recommended.

Enclosed I have the Honor to transmit you the accounts of this Settlement
for last Month and am with the greatest Respect

Masulipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

26 Jan»y. 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servant

George Dawson.

No. 24.

To THE HoNBLE RoBERT PaLK EbQ».

President & Governor &ca

Council of Fort S'^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

We have been favor d with your Commands of the 24 Ulto. to which we
shall pay due attention, the Dutch Chief of Jaggernautporum has made no
application to us for Bills on your Presidency.

We have now to transmit you a copy of a letter from the President and
Council of Fort William requesting us to send them the few Europeans which
were landed at this place from the ship Illocos and We likewise enclose a copy
of an answer thereto which We hope will meet with with [_sic'\ your appro-
bation.

Application has been made to us by M^. Mason surgeon of the Revenge for
subsistence Money, he having received none from the Honble Company for near
two years and being in great distress for the Want thereof We have advanc'd
him the sum of four hundred Rupees which we hope your Honor (fec^'. will
approve, and we now enclose a Copy of his Letter to the chief on that subject.
Mr. Ross advices he has lately been left a Fortune of twenty thousand Pounds
Sterling in England.

The Accounts of this Settlement are herewith inclosed for last Month, by
the Ballance of Cash you will please to observe the Necessity we are in for a
speedy Remittance.

The Cloth now remaining on Hand is expressed at the Foot hereof.

Vizagapatam We are with much Respect

15™. Janb^. 1765. Honble Sir & Sirs

Your most obedient Humble Servants
John Smith.
Chas. Smith.
W«. Barker.

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L.C W . .

Cloth on Hand.

Embaled.
96 Ba«
53
16

166 Bas.

144

L.M.W.

106

L.C.F.W. ..

At the Wash.

L.C.0 174 19

L.C.M 91 1

L,C.F .- .. .. 71 y

In the Waeehoxjse.

L.C.O.B 42 15

L.CM.B 14 —

L.C.F.B. „ 10 1

337 9

60 16
Gorge 686 5

P.SK

Since the Close of our Letter, the Surgeon has delivered us an Indent for
Medicines which we hope you'll be pleas'd to comply with by the first Oppor-
tunity.

In our address of the 31^*. Ultimo we observe an Error in the advances
made the Lascars that day which we have since rectified so that instead of pago-
das 58 we should have said Pagodas 56 which will reduce the whole of those
Expences to the sum of Current Pagodas 176.

We are with due Eespect
HoNBLE Sir & Sirs
Your most obedient Humble Servants

' John Smith.

Chas. Smith.

, W'". Barker.

To John Smith Esq's.

Chief at Vizagapatam.
Sir

Through the Misfortune of my Ilhiess that I have so long laid under and
still remains on me I cannot have the pleasure of waiting on you in person which
I hope you will take as a sufficient Excuse for writing to you to desire the Favor
to advance me part of my pay that is due to me by the Honble Company as I
have not received any for near two years and the little that I brought with me
is expended, my allowance is 45 Eupees pr. Month for myself and Servant, at
present I belong to the Revenge Commodore Watson. Your answer will much
oblige.

Vizapatam Sir

5™. Jan^'t. 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servant

J. Y. Mason.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765

N°. 25.

To THE HONBLE EOBERT PaLK EsQB.

Preside & Govs. &ca.

Council of Fort S^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

We have received your Favor of the S'^^. Ins*, as also a Duplicate Letter
from your Secretary dated the 12*11. Ditto.

As a Conveyance by sea is very precarious We have agreable to your
Commands this day order'd the Seapoys to proceed by Land under the Command
of Ensign Casemore an We have advanced them their pay for the Month
of August last so that they now have only arrears due for the Month of Sepf.
This advance was made them to pay what they were indebted to the Inhabitants
and We have given them their full pay for this Month for to defray their
Expences on the Road, you have enclos^. the pay Rolls for the same as also
Ensign Casemores Notes for his, & the Sepoy Serjeant Majors pay for the Month
of February.

Your orders regarding the European Officers and the Nabobs Troops pro-
ceeding to Madras by the first Conveyance have been communicated to them as
there is no probability of an opportunity offering soon without paying Freight
for a Vessel to carry them and their Baggage.

We imagine you will think it best for the Nabobs Troops to proceed by
Land. We understand they will expect the usual Batty, therefore We shall
wait your further orders about them, the two Officers may possibly meet with
some Conveyance by Sea.

We observe you have been pleased to order us a small Remittance by the
Porpus Sloop which We must beg you'll please to enlarge by the first opportunity
as that sum can be no Ways adequate to our Expences and advances which are
now required for the use of our Investment.

We must beg your directions regarding 4 Leagars of Batavia Arrack left
at this place by the Ship lUocos belonging to the Honble Company and as they
undoubtedly must waste by keeping we should be glad of your orders for the
disposal of them. The Cloth remaining on Hand is expressed at the Foot
hereof.

yizAGAPATAM We ARE with due Respect

26™. Jan»y. 1765. HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

Your most Obedient Humble Servants

John Smith.
Chas. Smith.
W^. Barker.

Cloth ow Hand.

L.C.O.W

L.C.H.W

L.C.F.W. ..

At tee wash

96 Ba«. Gov. 144
53 d°. 106
16 d°. 32

282

165

L.G.O.
L.C.M. . .
L.CF.

226 10
127 18
91 —

4!5 8

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In the Wasbhouse.

L.C.O.B 6

L.C.M.B 11

L.C.F.B ., 1

Core

No. 26.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ^*.

President & Governer &c^.

Council of Fort S^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

I have the Honor to transmit to you the accounts of this settlement for last
Month.

Since doing myself the Honor of addressing you under date the l?*'^.
Ultimo I have contracted with Dontum Chitty Verapah for one Hundred and
thirty (130) Bales on the same Terms as agreed upon with the other Merchants
and have advanced him one thousand (1000) Madras pagodas in part of the
twenty five p^. Cent advance being all the state of the Cash would then allow.

The Upparah Merchants being arrived I have conversed with them on the
subject of the Investment and they have promised to exert themselves therein
as much as possible. I have contracted with Lackum Chittee Pattisum one of
the above Merchants for one Hundred and thirty (130) Bales on the same terms
as the former but at present am unable to make him any advance. I have how-
ever promised him to do it out of the first supply I may receive, the other
Upparah Merchants have yet some Ballances to make up at Vizagapatam, so
soon as which are finished they have agreed to enter into Contract with me
on the same Terms as the others and I have the greatest Reason to hope if I
receive sufficient supplies early that I shall be able to give your Honor &c^.
entire satisfaction in the provision of this years Investment at this Settle-
ment.

In obedience to your Commands of the 24^^^. December I have charged for
my travelling Expences fifty pagodas and have paid for M^". Stonehouses travel-
ling Expences amounting to pagodas sixty Eight as p"". the enclosed Account.
I also beg leave to lay before you an Account of my Expences amounting to
pagodas 167-24 which as they were unavoidable and the greatest oeconomy [s?'c]
iLsed. I hope your Honor &c^, will be pleased to allow me to Charge the
Remainder.

As I was obliged to bring a Linguister with me from Madras to whom I pay
five pagodas pr. Month thee being no person to act in such a Capacity, the
Braminy formerly belonging to the Factory being dead and a dubash that is
here grown quite incapable for many years past thro old age requests your
Honor &lc^. will be pleased to permit me to make this small Charge and as
most of the necessaries of Life are very dear at this place and there are no
Immoluments of any kind I most humbly request that your Honor &ca. will
be pleas'd to take this Matter in Consideration and make such an allow-
ance as may to your Honor &c^. seem meet to answer my Expences, your
Honor &c^. being pleas'd to grant such an allowance at Vizagapatam where

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 25

provisions of all kinds are much cheaper leaves me not without Hopes that I
may meet with the like Indulgence which by the strictest attention to the Busi-
ness here, I shall to the utmost of my power endeavor to merit. I have the
Honor to be with the greatest Respect

Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

THE 1st. February 1765. Your most humble & most obed*. Servant

George Dolben.

No. 27.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esqk.
President & Governer &c^.

Council of Fort S'^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

1. We have received your Letters of the 25^^. August & 29*^. Sepf. 15*^.
& 31st. October & 23 Ultimo.

2. It is with a particular satisfaction we can acquaint your Honor &c^.
that the non Arrival of the Lord Mansfield was occasion' d only by her late
Departure from Bengal which obliged her to go to the Southward and to touch
at Acheen for Water from whence she had a very tedious passage she is now
taking in Salt Petre and piece Goods and We propose dispatching her in a few
Days to fill up upon the Mallabar Coast, for Europe, whither the Anson was
dispatched the 14*^. Instant.

3. The Assia imported the 5*. Instant & we shall either order her to touch
at Callicut for the Timber & Plank provided for your Honor &c^. or endeavour
to convey it by some othet means.

4. We do not make use of parting Glasses in our Mint and cannot there-
fore comply with your Honor &c=^. Request for a supply thereof.

5. Mr. Bourchier's Bill of Exchange for By. R«. 9887-2-45 on Capt^.
George Thompson has been duely discharged by his Attornies and the amount
carried to your Credit and as our Treasury is very low we request your Honor
&ca. win accept any other Bills which may be tenderd and we shall take the
Liberty of drawing on you as Opportunities offer.

We are
Bombay Castle ' Honble Sir & Sirs

27™. Decemk. 1764. Your most obedient Humble Servants

Cha8. Crommelin.

Wm. Hornby.

Wm. a. Price.

Chas. Waters.

Jas. Byley.

r. h. boddam.

17fi5-

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No, 28.

To THE Right Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President and Governor of Fort S'^'. George

ON THE Coast of Choromandel at Madras.

Honble Sir

I have had the Hoiior to receive your Favor of the 10*i^. of last Month
concerning a protested Bill of Exchange for payment from Batavia on our
Resident at Cuddalore Lieter Baars Jun^. Merchant to M^. Randolph Marriott
drawn by Messrs. Boonen and Uytrlugt of said Batavia on said Baars and the
second of Pollicot Johannes Camper amounting pagodas 250. I find myself
obliged to answer on this account that the persons on whom the said Bill is
drawn according to your Desire should be very willing to pay the same, never-
theless they think such out of their power to be able to do with Equity, because
Mr. Baars has acquainted me that M'. Utylught afterwads desired of him and
M"". Camper not to pay M'. Marriots Bill by his Letter from Batavia of the
25tii. June 1763^ for reason of a pretention on him amountg. 600 Ryx D^. accord-
ing a Bond for payment on his Charge in said M'. Uytrlugts hands passed in
Favor or M^". Themote Delvin who lately died of whose Estate M^. Uytrlught
was Executer and Retriever, and since I trust that by these demonstrations,
you will be with me in full of the same sentiments, I must acknowledge that I
am very sorry not to be able to accomplish your Desires in this affair, although
I do assure that in other occasion you will find me ever ready to your service
as much as it lays in my power as I am with the greatest Esteem

Nagapatnam Honble Sir

y». 1 Febru^. 1765. Your most f aithfull friend and most

obedient Servant
C. Vanteylingen.

No. 29.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq*.

President and Governor &c^.

Council of Fort S'. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

This waits on you p'. the Ship Admiral Watson which we now dispatch
to you with three Hundred and sixty Bales of Callicoes on account of the Honble
Company Invoice of which and Bill of Lading we shall forward to you p'. the
Tappies and are with great Respect

Cuddalore Honble Sir & Sirs

10™. Feb»"^. 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servants

J. L. Smith & John Calland.
P.S.

We have taken this opportunity of forwarding to your Honor &&■. the
Books of this Settlement for last Year which are given in Charge of Mr. Money
the commanding officer of the ship.

J. L. Smith.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 27;

N". 30.

To THE HONBLE EOBERT PALK EsQ».

President and Governor &c-*^.

Council of Fort S^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

This Accompanys Duplicate of our Address p''. Admiral Watson which
sailed Yesterday and likewise encloses you Invoice and Bill of Lading of the
Bales we consigned you on her as there are yet one Hundred and sixty three
Bales on Hand. We should be glad to have your Honor &c^. Directions in
what Manner you would have them sent to your Presidency.

Our last Account and other Monthly Papers wait upon you herewith, by
the first your Honor &g^. will observe we have but a small Ballance of Cash
remaining and which is since considerably diminishd by Advances to the
Washers and Ballances are besides due to some of our Merchants, we therefore
request your Honor &c^. will favor us soon with another supply.

We are with much Respect

CUDDALORE HONBLE SiR & SIR8

11™. Febru^. 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servants

J. L. Smith.
John Calland.

List of Cloth on Hand.

At the Washers Bales 86

At the Beaters ... ... ... ... ... 29

At the Dyers 48

Balles 163

No. 31.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President and Governor &c^.

Council of Fort S^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

The enclosed is Duplicate of our last Letter under Date the 3<i. Instant
since when we have received yours of the 7*^1^. Ulto. and have given due Honor
to the Bill of Exchange therein advised. We have now the pleasure to acquaint
you with the arrival of the Bute at Ingerlee the 15*1". Instant from which Cir-
cumstance you will observe we shall have no Occasion for the Princes Augusta
or any other Ship for transporting to Europe the Remainder of our Investment,
and judging it essential that you should have the earliest Notice of this, from
the pressing Request we made to you in our aforesaid Letter, We have directed
the Calcutta on the point of her Departure for Bombay to call and deliver you
this after which we request she may be dispatched on agreably to her
Destination.

We are with Esteem
Fort William Honble Sir & Sirs

10 Janky. 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servants

J. Spencer.

C. S. Playdell.

Ralph Leycester,

John Burdett.

1765— 4a

28 Records of Fort St. Geo?

No. 32.

;I0 THE HONBLE RoBERT PaLK EsQ^.

President and Governor &c*.

Council of Fort S^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

We are to ackiLowledge the Receipt of your Favors of the 8^^. and li****
Instant.

We shall punctually follow your Directions regarding the Renewal of the
Contracts for the present year and have already acquainted the Merchants
with the several Sortments and Quantities your Honor &c^- would have provided
for the new Investment and recommend it to them to deliver in their Proposals
as soon as possible which when they have complied with will inform you with
the Result.

The Cloth we have on hand cannot be ready for embaling before the End
of the Month when if any proper Vessel touches here in her Way to Madras
shall embrace the opportunity of sending our Bales by her.

On the Arrival of the Army we will take Care the Arrack Farmer complies
with the Terms of his Cowle.

Cuddalore

18 FEBRUR-f. 1765

We are with great Respect

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

Your most obedient Humble Servants

J. L. Smith.
John Calland.

List of

Cloth

ON Hand.

At the Washers
At the Beaters
At the Dyers

Bales ... 163

No. 33.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq'*.

President and Governor &c*.

Council of Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

I have been honord with your Commands of the 8^^. and ll*ii. Instant, the
former enclosing List of Goods with Directions for the Current Years Invest-
ment. I have forwarded the one for Bandarmalanca and shall proceed to enter
into Agreement with the Merchants here for Chay Goods so soon as the present
Contract is compleated.

I have this day received advice from M^. Whitehill at Bandarmalanca of
his having dispatched 190 of the Honble Companys Bales on board the Sloop
Porpoise which sailed from thence directly for Fort S*. George the 14:^^. Ins*.
By the Ship Lord Howe now in this Road which will sail for Madras in two or

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 29

three Days at farthest, I purpose sending up thirty one Bales of Chay Goods
which I hope will reach your Honor &c^. safe and in Time for the Ship now
under dispatch for England.

Jaddapollah Ramniah the Arrack Renter of this place has been acquainted
with your having been pleased to renew his Cowle for that Farm for the present
year.

I am with the greatest Respect
Masulipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

17™, Februk'^. 1765. Your humble Servant

George Dawson.

No. 34.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq^.

President & Governor &c^.

Council of Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

Inclosed wait on your Honors Invoice and Bill of lading of 190 Bales of
Callicoes laden on board the Sloop Porpus amounting to Current Pagodas
15824-15-72, being informed the ship destined is to sail the latter End of this
Month is the Reason for my not ordering the Sloop to touch at Masulipatam
for fear she sho'd not arrive at Madras in Time for the Europe Ship. I hope
therefore this Step will meet with your Honor &ca. approbation there are about
120 Bales more at the wash which I hope to get packed up and sent away by the
20th. Instant.

Permit me Honble Sirs to request you will be pleased to allow me an Assist-
ant to this Factory and to raise my Allowance. I am with the greatest Respect

Bandarmalanca Honble Sir & Sirs

14™. Febru^^. 1765. Your most obedient and most humble Servant

John Whitehill.

No. 35.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President and Governor &c-^.

Council of Fort S'^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

By the Ship Lord Howe Thomas Gilson Master bound for your port I have
consigned to you thirty one Bales of Chay Goods on account of the Honble
Company as p'". Invoice and Bill of lading inclosed.

I wish the Vessell safe to you and am very respectfully

Masulipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

20™. Febrtjky. 1765. Your most obedient Humble Serv*.

George Dawson.

Records of Fort St. George

No. 36.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ«.

President and Governor &c*.

Council of Fort S^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

We have now the Honor to acknowledge the Receipt of the 12000 five
hundred pagodas you was pleased to send us by the Porpus Sloop which sum
will be only a supply of 800 pagodas to each Merchant which is not sufficient as
now is the best time for providing Cloth, therefore we hope you will assist us
with a further Remittance by the earliest opportunity.

Captain Paizan with the Nabobs Troops and officers have taken their
passage in a paddy Vessell which will sail in a few Days and we have advanced
them their pay for August last to defray the peoples Debts here so that now
have only arrears due for September and we have given them their full pay for
this Month, all the Rolls for which are herewith inclosed as also M^". Troubacks
Note for his Sea Batta and M^. Masons Receipt for what we before advised you
was advanced him, the private Soldiers that remain here of Captain Faizans
Company have applied to be put on this Establishment, which we shall comply
with as soon as their officers leave this place.

Agreable to your Commands of the 28**1. Ulto. ^r. Qharles Smith will take
the first opportunity of proceeding to Madras and he returns you many Thanks
for your Appointment. . . ,

We are now to acquaint that M'". Dolben wrote us the 29*^. Ultimo con-
cerning the Upparah Merchants being under his Department agreable to your
Commands but as we have not been favord with your answer to our Letter of
the b^^. Ultimo on that subject, we have omitted writing him till such Time we
are favord with your sentiments on that Head and we must likewise acquaint
you with the many Difficulties that now incur with M^. Dolbens interfering with
our Investment, as we find his Merchants have contrary to your Intentions
taking some advantage of our Merchants not having Money upon which they
have employd their Gohmasters, in the Toony Country to provide Cloth from
the Weavers which was intended for our Investment and we also must observe
to you that he has sent for three of our Upparah Merchants and offerd to advance
them Money one of which accepted of the same, but the other two rejected his
offers and they both write if they are to be forced from their old plan, and sh^.
be obliged to deliver Cloth at Ingeram they will entirely quit Upparah and
settle in the Rajahs Country, which proves the apparent Necessity of their
being continued on the former Establishment, which "vkre flatter ourselves will
meet with your Concurrence.

The Accounts of this Settlement for last Month are now enclosed.

The Cloth remaining on Hand is expressed at the Foot hereof, and we are
in Hopes of sending you the Bales veiry soon. '

We are with' due Respect

ViZAGAPATAM . . HoNBLE SiR & SiRS

16^. Feb^. 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servants

, John Smith.

Chas. Smith
~ """ W*'. Barker.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 31

Cloth on Hand.

Embaled.

Ba8,

L.C.O.W.

184

L.O.M. d".

L.C.F. d".

Bas ..

318

At the Wash.

LC.O. . .

L.C.M. . .

—

L C.F.

In the Wabehouse

LC.O.B.

L.C.M. d".

L.C.F. d".

c°.

276
188

191 8

Gorge .. 7,90 14

No. 37.

To THE HONBLE EOBERT PaLK EsQ«.

President and Governor &c^.

Council of Fort S^. George.
HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

1. The accompanying is Duplicate of our last since when We have not
received any of your Favors.

2. Enclosed is a Bill of Exchange payable to you on the Governor and
Council at Tranquebar, for three hundred and twelve Pagodas and eighteen

PagB . Fas.

Fanams (312-18) which we request you recover and cairry to our Credit.

3. We dispatch'd our Honble Masters Ship Lord Mansfield the 7^^.
Instant, to fill up on the Coast for Europe.

4. We have drawn two sets of Bills of Exchange on your Honour &c^. at
325 Arcot Eupees P. 100 Pagodas and 102 Arcot p^. 100 Bombay Rupees and
ten days Sight to which we request you will shew due Honor Viz*.

One set dated 26*^^. Instant for pagodas 2625-29-70 or Rups. 8366-2-46
in Favor of Nicholas Morse received here of Rauson Hart Boddam on Account
John Spencer Rups. 8366-2-46 One set dated 27tii. D°. for pags. 781-32-78 o[r]
Rups. 2491-1-60 in favor of Andrew Ross received here of Andrew Ramsay

on Account of Richard Wyatt 2491 1 60

Rjups. ;.. 10858 ... 06

We are
Bombay Castle Honble Sir &, Sirs

29™. Jan»y. 1765. Your most obedient Servants

Chas. Crommelin.
W". Hornby. ■
,' ■ ' ' Wi*. A. Price.

Chas. Waters.
B. H. Boddam.

Records of Fort St. George

No. 38.
Jo THE HojSble Robert Palk Esq».

President and Governor &c^.

Council of Fort S'^. George.
HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

Both your Favors of the 'P^. and 5*^. Instant have been duely received,
agreable to the former we shall lose no Time in sending our Bales, one Hundred
are now ready which we intend dispatching to you the Q^^. p"^. a Chellenga,
the Remainder we hope will be ready for embarking in three or 4 days after
when they also shall be sent.

Our Merchants shall be acquainted with the additional quantity of blue
Cloth you would have provided & the Surgeons; of your Honor &c». Intentions
to contract for the Necessaries and other Conting*. Charges of our Hospital and
as soon as we know the Terms they are willing to undertake it upon will com-
municate them to you.

We are with much Respect

CUDDALORE HONBLE SiR & SiRS

7^^. March 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servants

J. L. Smith.

ROBi. DOWSETT.

List of Cloth on Hand.

At the Washers
At the Beaters
At the Dyers
Embailed
Torn

:;; :;: 1*

100

Bas. ... 163

No. 39.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ».

President Governor &c*.

Council of Fort S^. George.
HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

1 have had the Honor to receive your Commands of the 8'^^. and 12ti». Inst-
ant & shall pay due Regard to them, in the different proportions of the long
Cloths I am providing.

The long Cloth superfine and Beetelas your Honor &c^. have been pleased
to order I shall enter into Contract for as soon as possible but must wait, till I
have a supply of Cash as I shall then be able to contract on better Terms than
T can without it and I am to request your Honor &c^. will be pleased to favor
me with your Orders, relating to the Lengths and Breadths of the Beetelas some
Assortments being of four Covids, some of thi'ee and others of two Covids wide.

I beg leave to return your Honor &c=*. my humble thanks for the notice you
have been pleased to take of my Request concerning an Increase of Allwance.
I have the Honor to be with the greatest Respect

Ingeram

THE 23i>. Febr'y 1765.

Honble Sir & Sirs
Your most humble & most Obed*. Servant
George Dolben.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 33

No. 40.

To THE HONBLE RoBERT PaLK EsQR.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

I have the Honor to transmit you the Accounts of this Settlement for last
Month.

Having made all possible enquiry about the sale of Broad Cloth I find that
a large Quantity cannot be vended in this part of the Country the most I shall
be able to dispose of within the year being as near as I can judge about five and
thirty Bales, I have likewise made the same enquiry in Regard to Copper of
which Commodity by making some into Dubbs and selling some in plate I
shall be able to dispose of near two hundred Candy within the same Term, the
proportion of the first sort being one third to two thirds of the second sort. I
have the Honor to be with the greatest Respect

Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

18T. March 1765. Your most humble and most obedient Servant

George Dolben.

N°. 41.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK ESQ«.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S"'. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

This waits on you p'. a Chillinga on which we have laden one Hundred
Bales of Callicoes on account of the Honble Company the Syrangs Receipt for
which with the Invoice we will forward to your Honor &c^. pr. the Tappies
hoping she will arrive safe. We remain

CUDDALORE HONBLE SiR & SiRS

9™. March 176.5. Your most obedient Humble Servants

J. L. Smith.

RORT. DOWSETT.

No. 42.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK ESQ».

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

This encloses you Invoice and Bill of Lading of One Hundred Bales of
Callicoes consigned you yesterday by a Chillinga which hope will arrive soon
1765—5

Records of Fort St. George

the Eemamder of our Bales we shall dispatch to your Honor &&. the Instant
they are ready and which we think will not exceed three or four Days at
furthest, in tJie mean time remain with great Respect

CUDDALORE

lO™. March 1765.

List of Cloth on Hand.
At the Beaters

At the Dyers

Embailed

Torn

Bs.

HoNBLE Sib & Sirs
Your most obedient Humble Servants

J. L. Smith.
RoBT. Dowsett.

No. 43.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq*.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

I did myself the Honor in my Address to you under date the \^. Ultimo
to acquaint your Honor &ca. that I had conversed with the Upparah Merchants
on the subject of the Investment and that they promised to exert themselves
therein as much as possible, that I had contracted with one of them namely
Lackum Chittee Pattisum and should also contract with the others as soon as
they had made up some Ballance they owed at Vizagapatam, they likewise told
me they had received no Intimation from the Gentlemen at Vizagapatam
concerning Upparah being under my Management but on the contrary was told
by them it was not to be so they therefore desired I would write to Vizagapatam
on this subject which I did accordingly under date the 2%^^. January signifying
to the Gentlemen there your Honor &c^. commands to me and requesting they
would call on the above Merchants Cota Chumbadoo and Deum BoUiah to pay
in their Ballances that I might act conformable thereto in contracting with
them for their part of the Investment to be carried on at this settlement Jtor the
year ensuing; to which I two days ago received for Answer that your Honors
&c^. Orders should be complied with as soon as their Merchants had cleared
their Ballances, they having made them some advances in order that their
Investment might not be at a stand which when settled they should advise me.

As the Gentlemen at Vizagapatam have been pleased however contrary
to your Honor &c^. Directions to make farther advances to the Upparah Mer-
chants whose Ballances before the advances lately made them did not amount
by the Merchants own Accounts to five hundred pas-ndas both tosroether and
-which but for the said advance would have been cleared long ago, I am in Hopes
that vour Honor ^c^. will be pleased to direct the Gentlemen at Vizagar>atam
to let the above Merchants qto under mv Manasrement agreable to vour Honor
&ca. former Intentions and to debit Account Current Fort S*. Georsre for their
TBallances and thereby permit me to give an Account Current Fort S*. George
Credit for the same as otherwise I shall be unable to form any Judgment when

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 35

their Accounts may be settled at Vizagapatam, " not knowing how long the
Gentlemen there may choose to keep them in advance it being also attended with
some Inconveniences to have the Merchants at Upparah trading to both settle-
ments.

I have the Honor to be with the greatest Respect

Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

3». March 1765. Your most humble and most Obedient Servant

George Dolben.

No. 44.
To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S'. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

We have the Honor to acquaint you that we have this day laden on board
the Snow Bristol Alexander Brodie Commander on Account of the Honble Com
pany four Hundred Bales of Callicoes which amounts as pr. Invoice to the sura
of Current pagodas 34181-3-32. We hope this consignment will prove to your
Honors &g^. satisfaction both with regard to its Quantity and Quality in which
we shall ihvak ourselves happy.

We must request you will be pleased to favor us with a supply of Cash as
v/e are in great want for the use of our Investment.

The Invoice and Bill of Lading are herewith inclosed and we have the
Honor to remain with the utmost Respect

Vizagapatam Honble Sir & Sirs

ri^T. March] 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servants

John Smith.
W^. Barker.

No. 45.
To the Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S'^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

We have been favord with your Honor &c^. Letters of the 8^^. and 22^. of
February as also a List of Goods to be provided at this Settlement which we
shall endeavor to comply with, in such Manner we are able according to your
Directions but we fear the Loss of our Upparah Merchants will be of great
Detriment to our Investment which gives us much Concern. We have wrote
Mr. Dolben of your Resolutions on that Head, but have desired those Merchants
may first clear their Ballances with us, as we have not long since made some of
them advances in order that our Investment might not suffer by being at a stand.

Yesterday we had the Honor to consign you on account of the Honble Com-
pany four Hundred Bales of Callicoes of which we now send you a duplicate
Invoice and 2'^. Bill of lading as also a Copy of our address to you on that sub-
ject, you will please to observe that We have made a small Mistake in the Invoice
of Fanams 10 in the Article of Long Cloth Midling which is now rectified in
the enclosed accounts.
1765— 5a

36 Records of Fort St. George

The four Leagers of Batavia Arrack which you ordered to the Presidency
could not be sent to the Vessel that carried the Bales as she had not Room. We
shall endeavor to send them by the first opportunity part of one of the Leagers
which leak'd we have disposed of and shall sell the Remainder of that Cask
as soon as possible.

We now enclose an Indent of Stores for this settlement which we request
you will comply with being much wanted.

As we before advised you that the last Remittance you was pleased to make
us was but barely sufficient to supply our Merchants with the necessary
advances. We must again request you will be pleased to favour us with a fur-
ther supply as soon as possible otherwise our Investment must be entirely at a
stand, therefore we hope you will assist us by the earliest opportunity.

Agreable to your Commands we now transmit you an Annual statement
of our Investment with the Reasons why a larger Quantity of Cloth has not
been provided at this settlement.

Yesterday Mr. Charles Smith took his Departure from hence to Madras
overland.

We must now beg leave to remind your Honor &c^. of a former Request
which is highly necessary at this juncture as we are now in great Want of a
few servants for the different Employs as the Business of the several Branches
are considerably encreased of late, particularly in the Warehouse and military
Storehouse, the latter by the quantity of Stores received from Manilha which
requires more than one persons Attention to take proper Care of, therefore
we hope you will make such allowances as you may think necessary.

The Cloth now remaining on Hand is expressed at the Foot hereof and We
shall deliver what is remaining now in the Warehouse to the Wash without
further delay.

We are with the greatest Respect

ViZAGAPATAM HONBLE SiR & SiRS

2». March 1765. Your most Obed*. humble Servants

John Smith.

Wm. Barker.

Cloth on Hand.

L.C.O. . .
L.C.M. ..
L.C.F. . .

At the Wash.
CO. 15 — — L.C.O.B.
f8 — — L.C.M.B.
6 — — L.C.F.B.

29 — —

In the Warehouse.

Co. 38 8

37 10

.... 8 9

84 13

Gorge .. 113 13

PS.— We have this day paid Simon Baker Soldier his new inlisting
Money for 5 years from the l^t. March as his Time was then expired, we like-
wise desire your Orders for paying the following persons their new inlisting
Money as they desire it and if you do not favor us with your answer we shall
look upon your Silence as Consent, Viz*.

Philip Eichnen has not received since May 1758.

Abraham Vitteker d". July 1759.

William Boddes his Time will expire the 15ti». April next.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765

Indent of Stores for the Settlement of Viz apatam.

Cables.

13 Inch
12 d°.
11 d°.
15 d".

Cordage.

Sheoijd Hawsers
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto

Europe Buntikg.
Deep Sea Lines
Hand ditto
Log ditto

Seizing ditto

White Rope.
Compasses
Brass
Wood
Tar
Pitch

Pump Leather
Europe Twine
Stationary

5 ditto

4| ditto

3| ditto

3 ditto

Europe Sparrs.
Padlocks
Icon Locks
Brass Looks
Lead

Sheatt Leal
Lauthorn Horn
Tin d°.

Nails.

6<i. 10a. 24^. 40d

Sheathing Nails

1 Cask Seupper 50 W". Pump

Europe Canvas.

From N°. 2 to 5 . .

Hour Glasses . . ... , . . . _

Half ditto

Quart3r d>t o ^

Anchors one of 6 or 7 Ow*. one of 7 or 8 ditto

12 Skains.

6 ditto

24 ditto

6
4
3

100

Barrels

ditto

B.cks.

W'.

Cheat.

12
12
12

Stabs.
Bounds

Casks.

24
6
6
6

Rolls.

GRAPNOL3.

La'ge ». . . 2

Small _ .. .. 2

S.iilNjedlas .. ..200

Bol , Ropa 24

Spying Glasses 2

ViZAPATAM

18T. March 1765.

W". Basker,

38 Records of Fort St. George

Statemknt of the Vizapatam Investment foe 1764.

Quantity of cloth ordered Quantity of cloth sent Reasons for not sending a larger quantity,

to be provided. to Madras.

Ps. Ps.

L.C.0 15,000 L.C.O. ..

L.CM 6,000 L.U.M. ..

L.C.F 3,0-0 L.C.F. ..

Beetel as plain .. 100 Musters sent

Do. flower'd, 100 Vj- ship l.locos

6,750 ") It has not been in our power to provide more
of either ordinary middling or fine as the
Merchants have not supplied us with ao
large a quantity as we could wish.

6,750 •)
4,49J
2,450 >■

M.B. we have now remaining at the Warehouse & at

the wa8[h] the following.

L.C.O 1,06S

L.CM .. .. 916

L.C.F 289

ViZAGAPATAM JOHN SmITH.

March 1765. William Barker.

No. 46.

To THE HONBLE EOBERT PaLK EsQ«.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF FoR-T S^. George.

Hon'ble Sir & Sirs

We have been favor 'd w^ith your Letter of the 21^*. since vfhich the ten
thousand pagodas advised us therein to be forwarded for the use of this settle-
ment have been received.

Agreable to your appointment M^. Dowsett has taken his station as third
in Council here and will in consequence take Charge of some Employs of the
Settlement the approaching Month.

The Number of sick in our hospital being greatly encreased by the arrival
of the Army our Surgeon informs us of a further supply of cloathing and other
Necessaries are wanted an \_sic'] accordingly has presented us the accompany-
ing Indent which we request your Honor &c^. will be pleased to comply with,
the Cotts is an article he has much occasion for and cannot be made here, Wood
and the other Materials not being to be got which obliges us to apply to you
for them.

We are with much Respect
Cuddalore Honble Sir & Sirs

28th. February 1765. Your most obedient and most Humble Servants

J. L. Smith.
Rob''. Dowsett.

No. 47.
To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President and Governor &c^. Council

OP Fort S^. George.
Gentlemen

Mr. Lewis Cavalho having paid 9000 Spanish Dollars into our Treasury
this is to inform you we have given him Bills on your presidency payable to hiin-
self or order at twenty one days sight for pagodas 6428-20-^6 the Exchange

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 39

being reckond at 10 pagodas for 14 Dollars to which We request the Favor

that you will pay due Honor . We are

Canton Gentlemen

7th. Novb. 1764. Your most obedient Humble Servants

Thqs. Fitzhugh.
Samuel Blount.
Nathi-. Garland.
W*^. Mackenzie.
A». Hume.
Stephn. Devisme.
Thqs. Smith.
Mann Horner.
Wm. Rous.
W**. Harrison.

No. 48.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S'f. George.

Gentlemen

We take the Liberty to inform you we have this day drawn on you at 21
Days sight for pagodas 1500 Payable to M'. Nizar Cojemal or order being in
full for (2100) two thousand and one Hundred Spanish Dollars received into
the Companys Treasury here of M^. Enas Narcissi at 10 pagodas for 14 Dollars
to which we request you will pay due Honor.

We are
Canton Gentlemen

NovK. 22». 1764. Your most obed*. Humble Servants

Thqs. Fitzhugh.
Samuel Blount.
Nathi-. Garland.
W". Mackenzie.
AlexR. Hume.
Stephn. Devisme.
Tho^. Smith.
Mann Horner.
W". Rous.
W^. Harrison.

No. 49.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq«.
President Go\'ernor &c^ Council

of Fort S'. George.
Gentlemen

We are to inform you we have this day drawn on you at twenty one days
sight in Favor of Mess". Palk Morse & Hollond or order for pagodas seven

V. a.
Hundred fourteen ten Fanams twenty three Cash pagodas 714-10-23 beino- in

40 Records of Fort St. George

full for one thousand new Mexico Dollars received into the Treasury here at the
Exchange of ten pagodas for 14 Spanish Dollars to which We request
you will pay due Honor.

We are
Canton Gentlemen

8th Deck. 1764. Your most obedient and most humble Servants

Tho8. Fitzhugh.

Saml. Blount.
NathI'. Garland.
William Mackenzie.
A». Hume.
Stepn. Devisme.
Thqs. Smith.
Mann Horner.
Wm. Ecus.
Wm. Harrison.

No. 50.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esqr.

President and Governor &c'^. Council

OF Fort S'^. George.

Gentlemen

Since our Letter to you of the 8*^. November we have received yours by the
Earl of Lincoln which Ship arrived here the 1%"^^. of last Month Captain Hard-
wicke saw the Duke of Gloucester in the Streights of Mallacca but We have not
yet had any Accounts of her being on the Coast of China.

We have by further aids encreased our stock to more than a Million of
Tales as you will see by the accompanying Estimate, this sum will fully load our
Ten ships and leave a Ballance in our Hands of about forty thousand Tales,
but should one or two Ships come by the Pitts Passage, this will not go far in
purchasing their Cargoes and we must buy on Credit, to dispatch them which
will encrease our Debt here to 243,000 Tales.

Elephants Teeth and Camphire have been this year bad Articles you
will be able to judge by the Canton Price Current enclosed what Goods will
answer for this place though it can be no sure Guide as the Market here is very
fluctuating but you may be certain that if goods proper for Canton and good
in quality can be purch'as'd at a Reasonable Rate we shall be able to dispose of
as many as you can load on the ships consigned to us from your Presidency.

The Gold we hope to get a, tolerable profit on but should it sell lower than we
expect it will we think certainly answer better than silver at 14 Dolls, for 10
pags. as there is not a large quantity of it.

We are sorry to inform you that the Muxadavat was lost in the Evenining
of the 13*. November on the Island of Haynan and went to pieces in less than
three Hours after she struck. By this unfortunate Accident 44 people were
drown' d among whom were Captain Bover M^. Bakewell Chief Mate M'. Lacam
Third Mate and M^. Ham purser. M'. Bacon second Mate and a Boy with

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seventy five Lascars were saved and brought up to Canton at the Emperors
Expence the Mandareens treating them on the way with great care &
Humanity.

We are

Canton

Gentlemen

Dec«. 22".

1764.

1 Your most obed*. humble. Servants

Thqs. Fitzhugh.

Sam^. Blount.

N^. Gakland.

Wm. Mackenzie.

A». Hume.

S^^N. Devisme.

Thqs. Smith.

Mn. Horner.

W". Eous.

Wm. Harrison.

List of Ships at Canton-

-1764.

When arrivd. When aaU'd

Of what Nation. Ships Names.

Commanders.

at frm.

Whampo. Whampo.

English

. , Glatt^-n

rovef on

JanJ'. 30 .. Mar". 3P».

D°.

. . Muxadavat from
Bengal.

Boytr ..,

M&tK r\ .. Nov'. 10.

D°.

. . Valentine

FerneU ..

Mar''. 27 .. July 4.

I>°,

. . Pocock

Hooka ..

Ap'. 14 .. Decs".

French

... Mary from
Maurities.

Bon Amour

June 25

English

. . Adm'. Pocock
f'a. Bombay.

Cleugh ..

June 26 .. Nov'. 11.

D".

. . Latham

Moffat ..

July 13

D".

. . Bri, ish King .

P gou

July 14

Dutch ..

.. Stands Wel-
varen

Freiyt . .

July 26

D°.

. . Aschat . .

Huypsr ..

July 30

D".

. . Piuyteveld

Vanden Bergh . .

Aug*. 1

English

.. LoidClive ..

Webber . .

Aug'. 1

Danish . .

.. Prince Frederik.

Elpbii ston

Aug*. 8

French >.

. . Dupde Ptn-
theore.

Duvotenet

Aug*. 8

Danish . .

Crjn prince

Swan . .

AugMo

English
Dutch ..

. . Norfolk

Sandys ..

Aug*. 11

. . Huysom

Pieterze

Aug*. 14

French ..

.. Berier ..

S'. Romain

Aug*. 14

D".

. , Elepbant

La Motte

Aug*. 14

English

.. Nancy a Snow
f™. Bombay.

Abalampe

Sept'. 4 . . Nov. 24.

D°.

.. Pitt ..

Jpckson

Sept'. 12

D".

. . Northumber-
land.

Milford ..

Oct'. 2

Swedish

. . Stockholm Slott.

Olbers ..

Oct'. 5

English

.. Lord Holland ..

Nairn . .

Nov. 2

DO.

., Wor.:es.er

Hall

Nov'. 3

D".

. , Lincoln

Hardwicke

Nov'. 16

D».

, . London

AlveB ..

Dec'. 12

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p'. Catty.
p'. pecul.
d".
d".

Catty.

d°

P^.

d°.

d".

p'. pecul.

d°.

d".

d°.

p'. Catty.

Pbice Current Canton— 1764.

TA M.C.C. TA. M.C.C.

Amber 2 p'. to a Catty . . 10,000 @ 12

D°. fake fine 12

d". ordinary 10

Alum Nankin 1 800

Arrack B a. a via 45 Doll', to 50 p». Leaguer

Bee lenutb 3 . . @ 3 500

Biids Nests 1"*. Sort very fine , . 10 . .

2^. d°. .. .. 7 ..

3d. d° 4 5000 @ 5

Bicho Demar 1=*. Sc rt very fine . . 34 . . @ 35

white . . 3 . . @ 10

2*. sort ... 20 . . 22

3 sort .. 16 ..

Borax .. 25 . .

Camphire Borroes Head ... 10

BJly .. 8 ..

Foot .. 2 ..

D°. China 30 . .

Cinnaber native .. .. 120

Cochineal very fine ... . . 5040

D°. ordinary .... 3 . .

Cow Bezoar ...... 10 . .

Cotch rouad .. .. .. 4@.. 6

d". square . . . . .- 6 @ . . 7

Cotton 8 200 @ 10

Cloves .. 70 ..

Copper Japan 20,500

Coral Beads and branch Coral according to the Quality.

China Root ...... 9 . .

Dragons Bbod 1»' Sort .. 1 440 . .

Elephants Teeth 9 to a pecul ... 45 @ 50

Flmts 600

Gensing Canada 1'*. sort . . 1 440

Gocul 3

Galingal ..... ^ . . 1

Gambodia 30 @ 32

Hingera or Coarse asafatida unsaleable.

Hartab or yellow Arsenic . . 9

Lead ..... 4 @ 4 2000

Myrrh 12

Musk 22

Mother of pearl Shells .... 3

Nutmegs ......... 70

olibanimi garbled . . ... 8

ungarbled .... 4

Pepper Batavia & Bencoolen . . 11 200

D°. Malabar .. .. 12

D°. long .... 2

Pulchuck 15 pr. Cent to be deducted 70

Quick Silver ....... 70

Rose Malloes 27

Red Wood 3

Rattans 1 800

Rhubarii 30

Raw Silk Nankin .... 260

pecul.

Catty.

pecul.

pr. caf^y.
pr. pecul.
p'. Catty.

do.

pr. pecul.

d°.

pecul.
pecul.

Catty.
pecul.
d°.
d°.
d".
d".
d°.
d".
d".
d».
d".
d".
d".
d".
d".

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Price Cureknt Canton— 1764 — cont.

Sago

Sharks fins fine

Smats 1^* Sort

IS 12*}"°-'-*

Sandal Wood 1st . & 2'^. Sor

D°- Timor
San Layor Zedoary
Sapan Wood
Sugar Candy Chinchew

Do- Cochin China

Tin

Tortoise Shell Thick
Turmerick
Pearls according to their Goodness.

2
20

3600

400

500
600

pr.

p"". pecul.
d".
d°.

d°.

Pecul.
d°.
d".

d°.
d°.

Estimate of Stocke at Canton November — 1764. Tales.

Teas remaiuing after the dispatch of i he Glatton & Valentine. 32,591

Woolens pr. Havannah Gktton and Pocock . . . . 1,36,968

Lead irom England pr. Glatton & Pocock . . . . 26,830

Pepper from Bencoolen pr. Valentine Glatton Pocock & L**. 1,04,270

Clive.

Imports from Bombay p"^. Latham ... „. ... 24,090

Imports from Bengal p'. British King .. .. .. 19,8x9

D". from Mcdras p^. Pitt Northumberland L"'. Holland 1,78,785

Worcester & Lincoln.

D". from England pr. Pitt Northumberland L**. Holland 1,28,146

Worcester Lincoln & Norfolk

Silver in the Treasury after Glattons & Valentines measurage 48,430

were paid.

Silver from Bengal p^. British King . . . . . . 57,681

Ditto £■". Bombay pf. Latham .. .. .. .. 81,362

Silver from Madras p"". Northumberland . . . . . . 98,764

Ditto pr. Worcester L''. Holland & Earl of Lincoba . . . . 33,700

Money lent at Madias received here on Rcspo dentia . . 12,322

Gold from Madras pr. Worcester and L"*. Holland . . . . 37,0(iO

A Respondentia Bond from Btucool n received .. ... 1,991

What may be receivLd ou bond at Canton Macao . . . . 1,04,700

Ditto for Bills on Loudon . . . . . . 61,600

Ditto on Madras . . . . . . . . 47,400

Imports on Goods and Silver pr. London packet . . . . 22,000

Ta'. .

1,248,519

Deduct the following to be paid out of the above.

Tales.

China Ware for the Glatton & Valen-

3817

tine.

Winter Teas

120229

Charges on Glatton & Vatentine ex-

2600

clusive of Measurage.

Raw Silk sent Home on the Egmont

18747

and Nepl-uue.

Maccao debt

51790

Interest thereon . .

6042

Bills drawn on us from Bencoolen

1479

Ditto from Manilha

1439

206143

Tales

1042376

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N.B. — the Imports are calculated at the prices that part of them sold for
and what it is imagined the Rest will sell for.

The Invoice and Canton Prices of Goods sent from Madras to China
1764. N.B. the Pagoda is estimated at 8 Shillings.

Invoice Pkioe. Cakton Pbice.

Tas. dus.

TaB. duB.

Tas. dus.

Tin

11 850

12 &

11,800

Camphire . .

10 700

Unsold will sell for
ab'. 7 Tas.

Sandal wood

12,440

19,400

Wax

17,400

18,000

Cotch

5,400

Not yet arrived.

Pepper . .

10,800

12.000

Cotion . .

9 300

10,000 &

9,600

Pulchuck

57,600

70,000

To about a 15 pe'.
Cent as pr. Cus-
tom here reduces
the price to 59,500.

Olibanum

3,900

••

Unsold will seU for
abt. 4,500.

Elephants Teeth

41,400

36,000

Redwood

1,200

...

••

Unso'd will sell for
abt- 9 Tas.

Tippy ..

6,000

••

Not yet arrived.

Weight of

Cotton Consigned Fbom Madras to Canton.

Weight P». Invoicb

Weight

AT Canton.

pi, Noithumberland,

P'. Northumberland.

Bales.

Ba».

Cotton 480 G.Wt. 2014^^0

CottDn 480 G

. W*. 207326

Tare 26 ea^

12480
— 189000

Tare

20984
186422

pr. L* Ho' land

P'.L^

Hoi and

Cotton 230 GWV

9 3". 82

C ttoa 230 GW'.

88607

Tare 25 ea.

6980

873 "2

Tare

8688
79919

Nett

P'. Worcester.

Whole Bales.

Cotton 174

Co' ton 174

i Bales 12 is 6

I Bales

180 GW*. 75873
4680

12 is

Q 280 G'^* "^^^ "*

Tare 26 each

Tare

6780

71193

68333

Nett lbs. 347515

Nett lb. 334674

jf,B. — The Tare of the Northumberlands Cotton was settled at 43 but some
that appear'd like half Bales taring 27 an allowance was made in
Favor of the Merchant. The L<i. Hollands & Worcesters was settled
at 38 pr. Bale but some of them coming up without cords proper deduc-
tions were made on that account.

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No. 51.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ».

President and Governor «&c^. Council

OF Fort S^^. George.
Gentlemen

We have this day drawn on your Presidency for pagodas nineteen Hundred
(1900) payable at twenty one days sight to M'. Gregory Michael or order being
in full of two thousand six Hundred and sixty (2660) new Mexico Dollars
received of M^. Jacob Paton at the Exchange of 14 DoU^. for 10 Pagodas to
which we request you will pay due Honor. We are

Canton Gentlemen

5™. Jan^. 1765. Your most Obedient Humble Servants

Thqs. Fitzhugh.
Sam^-. Blount.
Nathi-. Garland.
W". Mackenzie.
Alexk. Hume.
Step^. De Visme.
Thos. Smith.
Mann. Horner.
Wm. Eous.
W". Harrison.

No. 52.

To the Honble Egbert Palk Esq».

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S'^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

I wrote to you by the Macao ship on my arrival here a few days ago & beg
leave to refer you particularly to M^". Palk to whom I have wrote more circum-
stantially than would become a publick Letter.

Enclosed is an account Current of the Compy. Concern at Soolo from the
London's first Voyage, the Cuddalore account not being included, the Sultan
having promis'd to fill up his House for the Reception of what Goods may be
tender'd in payment of the Companys Debt from the Soloo. I have left a
Chinese named Tiongua who has made several Voyage from Amoy to Soolo
and had a good Reputation at Manilha to take an Account of these Goods and
have promised him permission to send two pecul of Gruft Goods Freight free
to China on the Ship which will carry away the Companys Concerns to which
r beg the Compy. may be directed to conform.

I confess the Restriction resrarding the Indiamen puts me to a great Loss
what Measures to advise for withdrawing the Goods Iving at Soolo. Captain
Alves wou'd ensraee to conduct a, ship of anv Burthen thither & indeed I am so
well satisfied of the Facility of the Navigation that I think there is not much
danger and therefore must still recommend an India man in her wav to China
as the prooerest for this purrtose small VesselF? are not fit fnv China and thp
Fxpence of a. large Conntrv shin is verv great, it might indeed be so contrived
that she should continue some Months at Soolo on<-waTd hound and nroceerling
to China call there in her Return where she might fill up & probably clear

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Accounts. If Timber be worth bringing from Soolo it will be easy to bespeak
Teak or others of any dimensions on her arrival to take in when she returns,
the disappointment of having no ship would not allow me making that use of
the Money put on board for this purpose at Manilha such a ship ought to sail
as early as possible and I don't think it prudent to continue at Sooloo after the
20*. September.

I must beg leave to observe that it is only by short delivery the Company
appear Losers by the Goods laden on the Hawke & Neptune notwithstanding
the Additional Charges incurr'd on the former at Manilha but I cannot con-
ceive it any Imputation on me that the Markets should have fallen. You are
acquainted with the Rate at which these Goods were to be received & approved
of them & in regard to the Mother of Pearl which was accounted at 5 Doll^
Mr. Carter said they might be brought a 11 Doll^. pr. pecul.

In regard to the Cuddalore's Aec*. which is in some measure referd to
the Company I shall say nothing as it is not yet settled.

Inform' d you last year that no consideration could induce me to delay
my Return to England longer than one season I shall accordingly make my
application to the Supra Cargoes for a passage on the Latham and have the
Honor to be

Canton Honble Sir & Sirs

22d. Dec*. 1764. Your most obedient Hum. Servant

A. Dalrymple.

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No. 53.

To THE HONBLE ROBEET PaLK EsQ".

I have your Favor of the 5ti>. August to which I shall now particularly
reply.

I am obliged to you for the Extract of M^". Sullivans Letter. I had once
a very favourable Opinion of Mindanao but altho the Northern part which is
in possession of the Spaniards be a rich Country, I am well convinced this
Island will never answer the Gompanys purpose, it produces no pepper, the
Natives have for some years past been engaged in piratical Expeditions against
the Spanish Islands so that they are little inclined to Commerce & are very
little civilized the interior country inhabited by the Illanon has been laid Waste
by a Volcano which a few years since broke out and has obliged most of the
Inhabitants to remove, the West Cast is entirely destitute of Soundings &
therefore very ill adapted for a maritine Establishment, the Eastern parts are
too far from the Track of the Bugguese Navigation to become an Emporium
for the Country Trade and these parts of Mindanao have not commodities of
their own production sufficient to support an Establishment of any Consequence.

In regard to the North part of Borneo the Case is quite different, few places
are better supplied with Harbours the Coimtry now produces a little pepper
and if there was a settled Demand the Quantity would be greatly encreased the
Country abounds with wild Cattle and has many valuable Commodities the
Natives on the Coast are a commercial people who navigate in their own Vessels
as far as Java and when I was there in 1762, there was a vessell from Cambosa,
at Tampassook the Interior Country is inhabited by Idaan who are very numer-
ous and who will in a few years be of infinite consequence when accustomed to
commerce with us.

Besides the situation of the N". part of Borneo is superior to every place
I know for a general port.

I mention' d last year the Sultans Intention of making a partition in his
Dominions in Favor of Dato Sarapedin as a strong Inducement to my return to
Sooloo. Difficulties arose in regard to this to Obviate all which the Sultan and
the people who form the Government of Sooloo made a Cession by Way of Sale
to the Company of the Northern part of Borneo from Towsan Abai to Kumannies
with all the Islands to the Northward of Borneo comprehending Patawan or
Parauag Balabar &&. and in this Cession it was stipulated that the Company
might appoint any of the Sultans Sons or Relations to the administration of
these districts and accordingly I gave Sarapodin a Commission to govern them
for the Company which wa's ratified under the Sultans Hand and Seal.

This plan appears to me infinitely the most expedient for the Companys
Interest for if the Companv will supply Saropodin with Coast Goods he will
collect the Produce of the districts under his Jurisdiction and by that means
v7ill do more towards establishing the Companys Influence in a year or two than
could otherwise be effected in many. I am well convinced Sarapodin who is
adored by the Nativies of these Districts is a man of real Honour and Capacity
equal to the Task if he is assisted, but otherwise it will be impossible for him to
maintain any Influence in the Country.

In my former Letter I mention' d that it seemed to me necessary that some
Goods should be sent to the Companv this season to Sooloo to be delivered onlv
to such as have clear'd their Accounts which will engage the others both bv the
Views of Interest and Emulation to pav Avhat they owe. but should thev see no
distinction made between them who are deficient and those others who have paid
their debt, it cannot be expected they will be very strict to their Engagements

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or the others assiduous in enforcing the Completion of their Contract. The
quantity of these Goods ought not to h-e to a very great amount. 2000 pag^. T
think would be sufficient.

Sarapodin I dare say would be accountable for 5000 pag**. which I doubt
not he would clear the same season if the ship arrived early, however in regard
to him & the others I think there should be a great distinction not only as his
word may be trusted, but as, if the Company do not lose by him, all his profits
will ultimately be to their advantage, & therefore they ought not to desire
an equal Gain.

I mention' d also that it seemed necessary to send some Goods to the Sultan
as without some he was in a Manner without Revenues I have transmitted the
remmorandum [_sic'] he gave me on that Head and also for some Books which he
is extremely sollicitous of I mention 'd particularly if he had no Goods this
season the Regulations he had made in regard to the Birds Nests would be
ineffectual. What ever the old man is entrusted with must be done with
Caution he is so devoted to gaming that altho he condemns it he cannot
refrain, some people suspect his Attachment, for my own part I think it the
greatest Wisdom to be blind, where it is not to ones interest to see, this I beg-
may be a Caution particularly injoin'd his Apostacy will always prevent
a Cordial Union with the Spaniards and if we only put a confidence in him so
as necessity obliges he can never deceive us, but it is absolutely requisite to
appear without suspicion, nor will there be much room for it whilst he finds
he has an Interest in our Friendship he has very high Ideas of the Regal autho-
rity, Ideas inconsistent with their Constitution and of which the Natives are
very Jealous. But his Age will I apprehend prevent any Revolution at his-
Death it can scare be avoided.

The Competitors will then be Allimooden and Jorack the first Son to Banti-
lan succeeded his Father and resigned to his uncle on his return from Manilha
but not so handsomely as to avoid incurring disgust. He is married to the Pre-
sent Sultans Daughter sister to Saropodin a Woman of high spirit & Capacity
the Husband cannot write or read so that he is in a Manner dependant on his
Wife, young Allimodins party is very powerfull & comprehends many whom
it must be our Interest to be United with, but he has not shewn himself a Man
of principle so that he cannot be relied on.

Israil the present Sultans only sou by Marriage, all the others being by
concubines, was bred up at Manilha and speaks Spanish very well, he is extremely
plausible but insincere & deceitful it appears to me he is attached to the Spani-
ards who have great Confidence in him tho none in his Father. His party is
not inconsiderable but is chiefly among the Higher sort and I do not apprehend
will be found equal to his opponent when his Father is removed. I have detected
him in many Falsehoods of the worst Nature intended to raise a prejudice against
others opposed to him in Interest it is necessary to appear fair with him but
his word must be consider' d as Wind. There is another person who ought to be
mentioned here Dato Mustapha married to the Sultans eldest Daughter &
Israels Sister who has pretensions to the Crown which his Father possessed, he
has Influence nor activity to form a party of Consequence but is much relied on
by the Spaniards to whom I believe he has some attachment, he does not want
Capacity but it goes no farther than Conversation he has a little soul composed
of Envy and Deceit, extravagant as a Child in dress & Baubles, tho it is very
difficult to obtain payment from him as he would rather have a gaudy appearance
than an easy Mind or good Reputation.

Sarapodin married to this Mans Sister scarce ought to be mention 'd in such
a List, the Natives the Bugguese the Chinse all unite in his Applause, he seeme
formed to make a people happy as neither insolent nor oppressive but returning
good for Evill, meek to his superiors & Equals, complaisant to all tho' perhaps
unhappily for such a country His Heart is too open & tho he can bear much he

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is above Dissimulation & when warmed with affronts or Injuries he expresses
himself totally and without disguise even to his leather, whose Temper is equally
warm tho not equally candid, he is not destitute of Emulation or Ambition but
these actuating a generous soul he desires to distinguish himself by a superiority
in Knowledge & Virtue strict to his Word & Honour tho not without the Erailties
of human Nature his Dignity is maintained with Ease and Respect is enforced
by Love he indeed reigns in the Hearts of the people except some who finding
themselves beneath him in worth view with Malevolence the Esteem his merit
claims the Natives of the Borneo Islands speak of Sarapodin with the warmest
affection they say he never plunders them or abuses the women, which is commonly
the Case with the other Datos who visit the out districts where they have no
Body to controul them but when Sarapodin is present he prevents these Excesses
by his Authority and Example as well amongst his dependants as equals the
Chinese complain that most of the Chief people at Sooloo extort from them
all they can borrow but say that Sarapodin faithfully pays for everything he
has.

He agreed to go with me to Balamhangan but the Vessell in which he went
not being ready, I left Sooloo before him he was detained longer than intended
so that be was not arrived at Balamban when I left it he was accompanied by
some Chinese. Dalo Jaffir Pranky Mallick and some other Sooloos it was a
great Misfortune he did not join me early Balamban j an as by this Means we
could not settle a plan for the management of affairs in that Quarter if he is
duely assisted it will draw the Country people and Chinese there and should the
Company hereafter determine on an Establishment it will be attended with
fewer difficulties after this Intercourse is open'd.

Sarapodins Brother Dato Jaffir tho not equal to Sarapodin in Capacity
and activity I recommend as the fittest Person to supply his place in case of any
Accident. Oky Mallick is one of the most considerable Men at Sooloo. He is
the Chief of the people and has a very great Influence as well from his office as
Connections. I am convinced from what I have seen that he is a Man of Inte-
grity & Capacity tho' not ostentatious he informed me before I went to Balam-
hangan that he had in his House Goods to clear his. Account with the Com-
pany which I believe to be the case. He is one of the chief supports of Allino-
dins party and is not beheld by the old Sultan without Eesentment as one
nhiefly concerned in the Eevolution when he evacuated the Crown and fled to
Manilha it appears to me Okim Mallick, and some others concerned in that
Event, tho perhaps in some things deceived had good Reason from the conduct
of the Sultan to rise in defence of their Liberty.

Raja Laut another of Allimodins party is a person of great Authority and
Influence he is not to be trusted as a Merchant but ought to be treated with
great Courtesy as capable of being troublesome tho he seems to be well inclined
to do us any Civility. His Nephew now a Child will probably be a very con-
siderable person when grown up and therefore ought to be taken notice of, there
.are many pearls in this Family, particularly with this Childs Mother who is
Raja Lauts sister and tho a Widow is young and fond of shew for which she
will not scruple to bestow her pearls. This family is in every Respect one of
the richest and most considerable at Sooloo.

Sababonal another of this party seems to be well enough disposed but un-
Ticquainted with Business and of small Capacity he is one of the old Sooloos full
of the superiority of his Country from the glorious period of it when their arms
protected their own dominions from the Spaniards and extended its Authority
over the adjoining people.

Manahee tho not now in that Office and his Son Amul are persons who will
lie verv usefull but must not be too much relied on, the Father is not strict in the
navment of his Debts and therefore not to be trusted as a merchant, but they

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are civil and I have often found them useful they have much Influence over
Allimodin and are strongly attached to him from Interest as well as Resentment
to Israil.

Dato Toomangong who is the person the Sooloos have appointed in Data
Juhans place for the Management of their affairs with the Company is allied
to Israil and attach'd to him he seems a well meaning Man inclin'd to oblige
but rather indolent and apt to be led away by other opinions it is necessary to
be extremely civil to him as the Goods pass thro' his Hands and as any disgust
would be attended with delays and difficultys. I cannot omit mentioning one
Instance of his Integrity Captain Matthews gave them Credit for 300 Dollars
more than received of which mistake he informed me on drawing up the
Account Curr*.

The other Datos of Torado party are Mamancha and Manabeil the first an
artful! designing fellow who has a pleasure in fomenting dissentions and has
much the Sultans Ear he pretends to be a great Scholar and very devout the
other is very illiterate and is a mean selfish man he was before in the office of
Maharaja Lela.

I have thus given a sketch of the chief persons with whom our
people can have connections: I fancy it will appear too involved a sistem
to intermeddle with politically. I have cautiously avoided being of any party
and must recommend the same Measure it is not our Interest to interfere at all
in the Government and altho' the Sultan might be glad of the support to his
Government the probable Consequence would be his destruction as it would
induce him to go farther than he ought or than the Native would bear I applied
to him to unite with Troomaryong & Oky Mallick in assisting them to recover
all the Companys Debt which he promised and threatens to put in Execution a
compact made amongst themselves by which they agreed that the Effects and
Slaves of all who did not pay their Debt should be sequester' d and he promised
to fit up his own House to receive the Goods as they should be oft'er'd and on this
promise I left a China man who came from Manilha nam'd Joongua to keep
an Account.

The directions of the -Company in regard to the Indiamen cannot fail of
having a bad Influence on their Sooloo Concerns. The Instructions I transmitted
last year are sufficient to direct a prudent Commander in safety and had the
Pitt come to Sooloo from the Coast I should have been enabled to have recovered
a large portion of the Companys outstanding debt for had We received all the
Goods they have on Hand I would have insisted on the remainder being paid
in pearls by those who had any & were still in arrear. But as the absence of
a ship gave an opportunity to some to sell their Goods to the Chinese, and
afforded a plausible pretext to others to avoid giving any pearls by the allegation
that they could not know what Ballance would remain due after delivering-
their Goods it was impossible for me to settle any Account.

The Voyage by the several disappointments it has met with has undergone
a total Change these difficulties occur 'd to me in general and when it was first
proposed I explained the Consequences of a late arrival which has been continued
from year to year with an additional Inconvenience as they have now none of
the Goods remaining which they received and throwing the Royal Captains
Cargo into their Hands took away the Check which in some measure bound
them to the fulfilling their Engagements. Balo Bandaharias Death was indeed
an Event which could I have foreseen I would never have undertaken the
Voyage as I grounded my Expectations and representations much on his Influ-
ence and Integrity, another Misfortune is the death of Dato Juhan and others
who were particularly connected in all our Resolutions. Bv this the Managre-
ment has passed from Hand to Hand till it rests with people who little under-
stand the original Articles of Agreement and the alterations which Circum-
stances introduced by this Means they in general seem to think they executf-
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their Engagements if they pay the amount of this Debt in Sago &c^. whereas this
only was acunitted on their discharging their debt m the limited Time in which
period it was well known they could not clear their Concern without a large
portion of the more valuable articles as Birds nest &c^. this opinion has some
authority from our deficiency of shipping to carry of the Goods they have long
had on Hand and which are liable to great Losses from Theft and other Accidents
and this is the source of their averseness to give any pearls as it is much more
to their Interest to discharge their debt in other Things.

I confess the Restriction regarding the Indiamen puts me to a great Loss
what measure to advise for withdrawing the Goods lying at Sooloo. Captain
Alves would engage to conduct a ship of any Burthen thither and indeed I am
so weU satisfied of the Facility of the Navigation that I think there is not much
difficulty or danger and therefore must still recommend an Indiamen in her way
to China as the properest Vessell for this purpose small Vessells are improper
for China, and the Expence of a large Country ship is very great it might indeed
be so contriv'd that she would continue some Months at Sooloo outw^. bound
and proceeding to China call there again on her Eeturn where she might fill
up and probably clear Accounts, if Timber be worth bringing from Sooloo it
will be easy to bespeak Teak or other of any dimensions on her arrival to take
in when she returns, the disappointm*. of having no ship would not allow
me making that use of the Money put a board for this purpose at Manilha such
a ship ought to sail as early as possible from India and I don't think it prudent
to continue at Sooloo after the 20*^. September. I enclose two intercepted Letters
and can inform you nothing more than what you will learn from their Contents.
I shall write to you again by the London. In the mean while I have Honor to
be

Canton Sir

22». Decemb. 1764. Your most obedient Humble Servant

A. Dalrymple.

Purport of a Letter from the Sultan of Sooloo.

Blue Cloth 1st. 2d. & 3^. sorts.

What other Goods the Company shall think proper.

This Letter to be delivered to any Alim desiring him to purchase the Books
mentioned in the same Letter and a Catty of Arabian Musk together with the
books and if they desire the amount. I request the Company to advance it
and also for 15 Dollars worth of Agala Wood.

Sign'd in Arabian Characters.

Translate of two Intercepted Letters refer'd to in M"'. Dalrymple' s to
the Governor.

Don Domingo De Rosa

I have received your Favor, and notwithstanding I have felt a great deal
for your Misfortunes It has yet given me great pleasure to find that you enjoy
your Health procure some Way or another to get out of your Captivity at the
same time communicate to me what you shall think convenient, in the same con-
formity you did in your last for which I return you my Thanks hoping that God
will keep you under his Protection.
May 13, 1764. Pedro Yawze.

D*. Antonta Souasa.

I received yours dated the 14*^. Ultimo as to what you mention I say it is
publick and notorious your good Behaviour in the Assistance vou gave the pri-
soners to make their Escape from this Kingdom at the same Time T am that

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there has not been a Favorable Conjuncture [sic'] for its taking Effect without
doubt it is owing to the great Liberty you find there, what I now say to you
is (dont be a Fooll) and as soon as you can come here for we shall always find
some Employment or another for you and dont stay there suffering Hardships
as you express in your Letter but above all take care of your Religion God
help you under his Protection.

May 13th. 1764. Pedro Yawze.

No. 54.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ».

President and Governor &c^. Council

OP Fort S^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

This waits on you p^. a Chellinga which we now dispatch to your Honor
&c^. with fifty nine Bales of Callicoes on account of the Honble Company
Invoice of which and Bill of lading we will forward by the Tappies, and are

Cuddalore Honble Sir & Sms

12 March 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servants

J. L. Smith.
Robert Dowset.

No. 55.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esqk.

President & Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S'^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

This accompanys Bill of lading & Invoice of fifty nine Bales of Callicoes
consigned you yesterday pi", a Chellinga, your Honor &c^. will observe that three
Bales are torn and damaged cloth as mentioned in the Invoice which happen'd
in the wash but as by putting it up here at outcry as usual it would not produce
near its value, We have taken upon us to send it to your Presidency where it
may probably meet with a more advantageous sale in order that tlie Honble
Company may be as little sufferers as possible, The Washers here not being
in a capacity to pay for it.

We are
Cuddalore Honble Sir & Sirs

13™. March 1765. Your most Obedient Humble Servants

J. L. Smith.
John Calland,
Robert Dowsett.

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No. 56.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ«.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.
HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

We have duely received your Favour of the !«*. of Sept^. by Captain Roberts
of the Maria Marcelina.

Our last address to you w^ent in Duplicates on the Princess Augusta Capt^i.
Thomas Baddison and the Neptune Captain George Emptage Via Batavia ; We
iiatter ourselves that these ships with the Admiral Watson Capt^. Blewit are
by this safely arrived at Fort S*. George and that they were sufficient to tran-
sport all the Men and Stores from Batavia from which place We have not
had any advices.

The Return of the Companys Snow the Syren here the Ib^^. of November
after having been out two Months and in what We thought the most favourable
Seas,on for making her passage to the Bay was a Matter of Concern and Sur-
prize to us. The Master in his Vindication alledges that the she stood out to
sea near 7" yet the Winds were so strong from the North West with southerly
Currents that he could not clear this Island. We hope she will be more success-
full in this attempt Captain Tyrrell has directions to touch at Moco Moco &
Natal to land some Stores & passengers & therefore will be finally dispatched
from the latter place.

We have given M^'. Wyat at Natal directions to send on the Syren Twenty
of his Seapoys in Garrison there and We purpose sending the same Number on
board the Speedwell together with some officers of that Corps the large supply
of Europeans received by the Ships of this year has enabled us to comply with
the Desire of these people to return to their Country and We are in Hopes it
will have a good Effect whenever we shall find it necessary to request a Recruit.

We apprehend your Honor &c^. must long ere this have been informed of
the unhappy Loss of the Nancy Ketch Capt^. Cleghorn bound from Bengal for
this place with a Cargo of Ophium on the Companys Account in Sept^. last to
the Eastward of Atcheen Capti. Roberts of the Marea Marcelina touching at
Atcheen in his passage hither met with and brought here one Matthew Bray,
who as he himself says was the second Mate of that Vessel, there wei-e also
at Atchein some Lascars but Captain Roberts could not prevail with them
to go on board his Vessel as it appears to us that theii- is some Reason to sus-
pect, that Captii. Cleghorn & his officers were cut of before the Ketch was
lost and that Bray was concern'd therein. We have thought it proper to confine
him in Irons and now send him on the Syren, as we apprehend in Case our sus-
picions are just that some of the Crew may have got back to Madras or Bengal
and he if guilty be brought to a legal Tryal, We enclose for your Information
the Account given us by Bray himself of this affair as also the Depositi'.ms of
Captain Roberts and Benjamin Governor Goriman, upon which We grounded
our suspicions should none of the Nancys Crew be at Fort S*. George to clear
np this affair your Honor &c^. will please to send Bray and the paJDers to the
Governor of Fort William.

The Honble Court having advised that they were a preparing to send two
ships to Madagascar for Slaves and the President and Council of Bombay
informing us that they have great Expectations of sending us a large Number
their Arrival will naturally occasion a larg-er Cnnsumptinn of Rice than we •
apprehended would be when we wrote you last. We are therefore to request
that vonr Honour &q.^. will take such opportunities as may offer to supply us.

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with what can be spared the bad Weather we have had this Year having pre-
vented the Country people from making plantations^ there appears some proba-
bility that we shall be also necessitated to supply their wants instead of meeting
any Assistance from them.

The Consignment by the Maria Marceiina tuined out agreable to the
Invoice & We have paid Capt^. Koberts the Freight he demanded which being
a little exorbitant induces us to request that you will hereafter adjust the Terms
at Fort S*. George. We are much obliged to your Honor &C'''. for the Madeira
Wine and flatter ourselves that we shall in future be assisted with a larger
Quantity yearly, as the increase of servants on this coast will require, if it
can be spared at least thirty pipes.

The Karal of Elg _ ; t in Cooke anchored in our Road the 2^1. Instant
this ship arrived on the Coast early in October but could not beat up against the
strong N. West Winds and was obliged to bear at last away for Crole at which
place she refresh'd her people and took in a supply of Water; in sending her
Boats a shore at Manna for Water, they were overset & M^. Creighton Chief
Officer five seamen together with Capt^i. Lieu*. Shaw our Sub Ingineer were
unfortunately drovm'd. The Ship is now at Pooloo taking in the pepper and
will be dispatched as soon as possible by the Pitts Tract to Canton.

In Consequence of your Advices to us that there was great probability of
Money being wanted in China for the Investment, We have been induced to
take some Goods here proper for that Market which will be sent on certain
conditions upon the Earl of Elgin the produce being to be paid to the Supra
cargoes for the Companys Use. We cannot yet ascertain how much the
amount may be, but We imagine near twenty thousand dollars, as our Trea-
sury is very low. We pay the owners for them in Notes which we have engaged
to receive into Cash for Bills on England or any of the Presidencys as may
best suit the Proprietors and We are to desire that your Honor &c^. will please
to Honor such as may be passed on you for this Account.

We shall duely observe what you recommend of allowing Time in Case the
Bills we may draw by one Conveyance should be large.

Due Credit shall be given your presidency for the pagodas (800) eight
Hundred paid the owners of the Luconia for the Transportation of the Chinese
from Manilha.

In case the Account Current which your Honor &c^. propose sending should
not explicitly clear up what money M^. Russell may have received, We desire
you will order an Enquiry to be made whether that Gentleman received any pay
from his arrival in India in July 1760 to his arrival at Fort S*. George in Dec-
ember 1761.

The Detention of the Snow Syren through the badness of the Weather
gives us an opportunity of accusing the Receipt of your Honor & Councils
Letter of the 18*^1. September of the Elisabeth Snow Capt". Johnson Avho
imported here the 7*^^. Instant, the several Papers inclosed in the packet were
found to correspond with the List thereof transmitted, not having any Thing to
reply to the Contents,

We are
Fort Marlborottgh Honble Sir & Sirs

10™. Jank"^. 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servants

Roger Carter.
Joseph Darvall.
RoRT. Hay.
George Scott.
Robert Nairne.
John Herbert.

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P.S. — We have granted on your Honour &c^. Council the following Bills o£
Exchange.

1 Sett payable at 30 days sight to Mr. James Hay or order value received
of Robert Hay Esqr. S. Ds. 5400 3375 Pagodas.

RoGEB Carter.
Joseph Darvall.
Robert Hay.
George Scott.
Robert Nairne.
John Herbert.

No. 57.

To THE HoNBLE Robert Palk EsQK.

President and Governor &C'^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

We are desired by the Governor and Council of Negapatam to request
the payment of two Bills of Exchange drawn on you from Malacca by Mess^'s.
Jackson and Cleghorn dated 27*i». May and IS^^. June.

We have endors'd these Bills in Favor of M^. Jacob A Dormieaux to whom
you will be pleased to pay the amount.

1 Drawn )>y M'. Jackson foi . . . . . . Tagor^as 720 IJ

1 bv Wii'lam C;c-( horn .. 114 18

2 amount of both Bills ^ag^ 834 19J

We have the Honor to be

PULLICAT HONBLE SiR & SiRS

218T. March 1765. Your most Obedient and most Humble Servants

P. T. Dormieaux.
S. De. Jencherk.

No. 58.

To THE Honorable the Governor

& Council at Madras.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

This serves to advise my Draft on you in Favor of the Honble Dutch East
India Company of this Days date ^r. Dutch Guilders 3200 & 10 Stivers, to
which please to give due Honor & place to the account of the owners of the Ship
Pitt and oblige.

Malacca Honble Sir & Sirs

27™. May 1764. Your most obedient and most humble Servant

Jos=. Jackson.

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No. 59.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ^^.

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

I having put into this port upon my passage from Bengal towards Bencoolen
for Water (fee", on account of the Southwest Monsoons setting in so hard which
forced me to the Eastward of Atcheen and has occasion' d my going thro' tnese
streights, I have therefore been obliged to draw a Bill on the Honble Company
for the sum of one Hundred and fifty Spanish Dollars at the Rate of 68 Stivers
pr. Dollar which makes Five Hundred and ten Hollands Guilders in Favor of
the Honble David Bullen Esq''. &c^. Council or their order as the sum is advanced
for sundry necessaries received on board the Honble Companys Ketch the Nancy
under my Command I doubt not you will please to duely Honor the same.

I am
Mallacca Honble Sir & Sirs

l«f. OF June 1764. Your most obejdient humble Servant

W". Cleghorn.

No. 60.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esqr.

President and Governor &c^. Council

of Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

By the lUocos which arrived here last Night we have been favor'd with
your Letters of the 17*1^. 20*. & 21st. of February last the Contents of which
We shall endeavor to comply with and we have the Honor to acknowledge the
Receipt of the fifteen thousand Madras pagodas you was pleased to remit us
by that Conveyance as also the seven Thousand you order us to send to M^.
Dolben at Ingeram which We have this day forwarded together with the packet
for that place.

The Iliocos being in want of water we shall supply her therewith and detain
her no longer than is necessary for that purpose.

Vizagapatam We are with due Respect

7 March 1765. Honble Sir & Sirs

Your most obedient Humble Servants*

John Smith.
W". Barker,

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No. 61.

To THE HONBLE HoBERT PaLK EsQ*.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S"^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

I had yesterday the Honor to receive your Commas, by Way of Vizagapatam
accompanying seven Thousand (7000) Madras pagodas vphich shall be directly
applied to the purposes of the Investment here in which I beg leave to reassure
your Honor &c^. all possible care and attention shall be used. I have the Honor
to be with the greatest Eespect

Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

14™. March 1765. Your most Humble and most Ob*. Servant

George Dolben.

No. 62.

To THE Honble Eobert Palk Esq«.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S'. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

I am Honor'd with your Commands of the 5*'^ Instant enclosing Extract
of a Letter from the Gentlemen at Vizagapatam, I have already advised your
Honor &c^. of the arrival of the seven thousand (7000) Madras Pagodas bv the
Illocus.

I shall now proceed to 'give your Honor &c^. all the Information I am able
in answer to the above Extract, I am very sorry I am obliged to begin by observ-
ing that however Confidently the Gentlemen at Vizagapatam have reported
these Matters they are nevertheless far distant from the Truth as well with
1-egard to my offering advances and the Merchants refusing them as my Mer-
chants encroaching on their Investment and they must certainly have been very
much misinformed the first being a thing impossible f™. my want of cash which
will fully appear by my Cash Account of January many Arguments are not
necessary to support this Assertion I hope it will be sufficient to refer to my
Letters of the 29*^. Janry. 1^*. February and S^. Instant to prove what I have
said in the former I acquainted your Honor &c^. that I had contracted with
five Merchants and advanced them 10200 M^. Pag^. in my next that I had
advanced to Dontom Chittee Verapah 1000 Mad". Pag^. being all the state of the
Cash would then alloAV that I had conversed with the Upparah Merchants who
were willing to enter into Contract with me on the same Terms as the others
which I declare expressly to be a Matter of Fact that I had contracted with one
of them namely Lackum Chittee Sattisum and had promised him an advance
out of the first supply I should receive not having it in my power at that Time
to make him any and that the other Merchants having some Ballances at
Vizagapatam after setling which I should enter into Contract with them also
and they were then well satisfied with those conditions it could not be that I
offer 'd them advances when I had no Money and therefore as I had it not in my
powei' to make them any such offers it was impossible they could reject them
which I believe renders it unnecessary for me to say any more on this part.

It gives me a painfull Concern that the above Gentlemen should endeavour
to throw out Insinuations so much to my Disadvantage when I am conscious to

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myself of having acted hitherto with the greatest Circumspection and been sa
scrupilous as not to employ a Man who formerly traded to this settlement for
no other reason than his being a little to the Northward of Upparah.

The Upparah Merchants when here told me that Mi'. Smith had declared
to them that that place was not to be under my Manage*, of which I have
already advised your Honor &c^. in a former Letter accordingly they not
knowing whom to believe prefer 'd the Argument in which side there was ready
Money and took fresh advances and it has since been reported that the Gentle-
men at Vizagapatam have made them an Offer to provide all their fine Goods
which would be certainly now to their Advantage as all the fine Cloth taken
in at Vizagapatam is only of 20^ and 21 pun j urns not of the first Sortment as
taken in here and at Bandarmalanka where the Contract is made for the first
sort only the offers I made them were the same as the others Merchants and
the same proportion in the different Assortments of Cloth as prescribed by
your Honor (fec^. making it a point not to shew a partiality to one Man more
than another by these Means it may be possible the Gentlemen at Vizapatani
may have since persua<^i. the Upparah Merchants to contract with them rather
than me and it appears very evident they have been dictated to on this occasion
its well known no Merchant can be forcibly obliged to enter into Contract it was
of their own free good Will they offer 'd to contract with me without my pressing
them to it in the least their having changed their inclinations in so short a time
and in so extraordinary a manner is indeed somewhat surprizing tho to be
accounted for as above should these same Merchants insensible to their own
Interests prefer living in the Rajahs Country which I really know not how to
believe I may venture to affirm theirs would be the less and not the Honble
Companys without they were Men of greater ability than those I am speaking of.
Upparah Merchants to contract with them rather than me and it appears very
evident they have been dictated to on this Occasion tis will known no Merchant
can be forcibly obliged to enter into Contract it was of their own free good Will
they offerd to contract with me without my pressing them to it in the least
their having changed their inclinations in so short a time and in so extraordi-
nary a Manner is indeed somewhat surprizing tho to be accounted for as above,
should these same Merchants insensible to their own Interests, prefer living in
the Rajahs Country which I really know not how to believe. I may venture to
affirm theirs would be the loss and not the Honble Companys, without they
were Men of greater Ability than these I am speaking of.

The Gentlemen at Vizagapatam wrote to me your Honors &c^. Orders
should be complied with in Regard to Upparah at the same Time they address'd
you representing the apparent Necessity of Upparahs being under them by an
Argument much more specious than solid .

Being every sensible that your Honor &ca. was pleas 'd to intend Upparah
should be under my Management on account of its Vicinity, I have taken ever^'
Precaution not to let my Merchants interfere in any shape with any other
settlement, five of the Merchants I have employed live within Sight' of the
Factory House, the sixth lives near Mnndapettah and they all declare they have
made no Advance in the Toney Country, it then rests with the Upparah Mer-
chant Lackum Chittee Pattisum who yet has had no Advance from me it is
probable he may have had some old Ballances on the Weavers that Way when
he traded to Vizagapatam which it is but reasonable he should collect and it is
this must have given Rise to the Complaint of what the Gentlemen a,re nleasd
to call my interfering with their Investment which I heg; Leave to assure vour
Honor &C''^. I shall be particnlarlv carefull to avoid, T cannot help thinking
the Gentlemen have but little Reason to claim Upparah as a Vicinage when it
is a hundred Miles distant from them.

As I have been very desirous to come at the real Truth of this Matter T
took occasion a few Days ago to enquire of M"". Charls Smith who pnss'd this
Way on his Journey to Madras and mentioned the above to me which of mv

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Merchants it was that had made this Inf ringinent, and where, but he was unable
to satisfy me in this Particular only answering in general they looked upon
Upparah and all the Country thereabouts to be the Toney Country which was
indeed explaining the Matter in a much clearer Manner than I even expected.
I wish it were in my power to acquaint your Honor &c^. exactly where the Toney
Country does commence. I have always understood hitherto it to be about thirty
five Miles to the Northward of Upparah that is a little on the Northern side of
PierowPettah.

As I have nothing more at Heart than the Interest of my Honble Employers,
I could wish it more possible for all the Cloth in the Country to be carried to one
settlement which would greatly decrease y^. Expense but that is rendered quite
impracticable by the many Traders this Way. I humbly beg leave to observe
it would be much more to the Honble Companys Advantage that instead of my
not being permitted to trade to Upparah, The Dutch at Jaggemaitporum
could be hinderd from so doing as well as in the Toney Country and its
Neighbourhood where they have made Advances about twenty Days past to the
Amount of thirty thousand Pagodas, should the French settle this way they will
likewise expect their Share of the Trade and will undoubtedly to all the Towns
and Buzars they have been accustom' d to heretofore, in this Case I should
labour under the greatest Disadvantage and Uneasiness by being the only person
of the three Nations obliged to sit passive. I must humbly beg leave to observe
also it is very notorious that at the Time Ingeram Factory was before settled
and M»'. Westcott traded to Upparah and its neighbourhood there was con-
siderably a larger Investment made at Vizagapatam than there ever has been
since, which will more fully appear by the Consignments made from that settle-
ment by Mr. Lewin Smith and M'. Boddam which proves that the Dutch were
the only Gainers by there being no settlement at Ingeram and not the Gentlemen
at Vizagapatam who made no manner of Advantage by the long dormant
state of this Factory.

I once more beg leave to assure your Honor &c^. that I shall use every
effectual method in my power to Present any of niy Merchants trading in any
manner to the prejudice of the Investment carrying on at Vizagap™. and I
indeed cannot think it would answer their purpose to fetch cloth at such a
Distance without it was considerably cheaper in the Toney Country than it is
this Way.

I humbly beg leave to return your Honor &e^. my most grateful Thanks for
the Increase you have been pleased to add to my Allowance.

I have the Honor to be with the greatest Respect
Inger.\m Honble Sir & Sirs

17™. March 1765. Your most humble and most obe*. Servt.

George Dolben.

No. 63.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq".

President and Governor &c*. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

I take this Opportunity of advising you of my Arrival here yesterday
Evening The Consignments for this Place by the S*. John Baptista are not
yet all landed so that I cannot advise at present of their out Turn.

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The Treasure consigned by her for the service of Ingeram I have forwarded
thither overland under a proper Escort of sepoys in obedience to your Com-
mands.

1 am very respectfully
Masulipatm. Honble Sir & Sirs

20^= Mar=. 1765. Your very obed*. Hume. Servt.

John Pybus.

No. 64.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esqr.

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

We have been favor 'd with your Letters of the 18tii. & 'li)^^. Instants.

In regard to the off Reckonings of this Settlement the paymaster acquaints
us he never has received any since he has been in that Employ but will consult
the Pay Rolls and endeavour to state an Account thereof in future your Direc-
tions, on this Head shall be complied with.

In Consequence of your Appointment of M^". Dowset third in Council here;
the several Employs of the settlement have been adjusted in Consultation in
the following Manner Viz*. M^. Calland Paymaster to the Garrison and Can-
tonements, M^. Dowset Warehousekeeper, Sea, and Land Customer, Store-
keeper & Accountant: M^. Goddard under the Warehousekeeper and Deputy
Paymaster. My. Barclay Secretary and Clerk of the Market, but the Business
of this settlement being considerably encreased and carried on with much Incon-
venience by the great Distance from the several Objects of Business Join'd to the
A.bserice of one of our Assistants great part of every Month at Worriarpolam
and Arrealoor; lays us under a Necessity of representing to your Honor Szo^.
that another Member at our Board and two more Assistants are still necessary
in order to carry on the Business in a proper Manner, especially as M^". Goddard
one of our present Assistants has but an indifferent state of Health and is now
so ill that he is incapable of any Business.

The Chief having acquainted us that the President had appriz'd him of
the Armj^ being to be cantoon'd here and therefore directed him to prepare
Quarters for the Troops which has been done accordingly but a sufficient Num-
ber of proper Houses not to be got to receive them all, it was therefore neces-
sai7 to erect some Sheds for that Purpose, and some Alterations were likewise
necessary to the Houses an Account of which we will transmit to your Honor
&c^. as soon as ever it can be made out togoether with the Monthly Rent of the
.-evei-al Houses occupied by them.

Both the old and new Merchants are lately mention'd to you havs. deliver'd
in their Proposals for a new Contract finding they greatly exceeded the
•Quantity you orderd to be provided on the List of Investment lately trans-
mitted us. We reduced them proportionably thereto and some of them offering
to contract for the Betteelas of 40 Covids at an half Pagoda those of 50
Covids one & and an half and the Worriarpollam at half a Pagoda ^J". Corge
less than last Year. We have contracted for those Articles accordingly hut
there being no Musters or Prices to guide us in the articles of Succatoons Sc
Salampores, Blue, we find ourselves obliged to apply to your Honor &c^. for
them or to order Musters to be made here as you may judge best, the other Arti-
•cles we have contracted for on the same plan & prices as last Year excepting

62 Records of Fort St. George

with Saumy Naudah who has to deliver in more Cloth than the amount of the
Money that may be first advanced him before he receives another Advance as
mentioned in one of our former Letters & Streeshalaputty being the only Mer-
chant willing to undertake the provision of the Salem Cloth We were therefore
unavoidably onliged to contract with him for the whole Quantity, the several
Merchants Contracts specifying the different Articles and Quantityes with the
prices and Terms come herewith for your Inspection, & which as most of their
Quantities are lessend by the Addition of the new Merchants. We hope they
will perform more punctually than last Year and that our Conduct herein will
meet with your Honor &c^. Approbation.

Our Surgeons having acquainted us that the following Terms are the
lowest they can undertake to contract for supplying the Hospital with the
Necessaries you require Viz*^. to diet the Men at the Rate of four Fanams each
pr. Day each person reckoning the Fanams at 42 p^. Pagoda & to furnish the
other necessaries at 5 fa^. ^ day each Person reckoning the fanams at 36 ^
Pagoda which exceeding the Terms you limited us to, we must wait your further
Directions on this Head, in the mean Time they desired us to represent they are
in great want of Cloaths & Bedding,

As the necessary to be made to our Merchants for the new Contract will
greatly exceed the present Ballance of our Cash notwithstanding the late
supply. We must therefore request your Honor &c^. will send us an adequate
supply as soon as possible.

Our Monthly Accounts & other papers wait on you herewith & are with
great Respect

CUDDALORE HONBLE SiR & SiRS

25 March 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servants

J. L. Smith.
Robert Dowsett.

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Copy of the Contracts made by the Chief & Council of CctddaIiORE with the
FOLLOWING Merchants for the Hon'blb Comianys Investment for the year.
1766 Viz^.

Streeshel^^pcttty his Contract for the following goods Viz''.
Call. Covd. Covi. Pieces.

Long Cloth Sfo.em .. 9 72 Long & 2^ Broad 9000 at P 48| fiCorge P 21708 27 —
Long Cloth Midliiig

Blue

. 9 36

300U at

29i do.

4387 18

Soot Eomals Red .

221

500 at

14| do.

368 27

Piecea

1250U

Pagodas

26525 —

Irshepa Chitty his Contract for the following goods Viz^.
Call. Cov<i. Cov*^. Pieces.

Long Cloth midliiig

Blue - .
Long Cloth Worriar-

I^olani
Soot Romals Red.
Soot Romals Blue

2i Broa

d 3000 at P 29i f^Coige P 4387 18 —

1000 at 431 d°. 2175

1000 at 14f d°. 737 18 —

2000 at 12 d°. 1200

Pieces

7000 Pagodas 8500

Nella Chitty his coNTitAcr for the following goods Viz^.

Covd. Cov:*.

& 2^ Broad 500 at P 32J ft Carge P 812 18 — -

Bette las

Betteelas

Salampores Midling

Long Cloth Worri i-
pollam

8 72

Long Cloth Midling

Soot Romals Red

221

Soot Romals Blue

221

500 a:

d°.

975

2000 at

22i

d°.

2250

1000 at

d«.

2175

2000 at

29i

d°.

2925

60(t at

14f

d°.

368 27 —

1*
Pieces

1000 at
7500

12 d".
Pagodps

600

10106 9 —

MooDTj Kistna pilha his contract for the following Goods Viz^.

Call. CoV^.
Long Cloth SheaUy 12 72 Long & 21 Broad 600 at P 63| f( Corge P 1912 18

Long Cloth SheaUy 72 2i 2000 at 48 d°. 4800 —

Long Cloth Chenna-

man'^pol™. . . 9 72 2i 2000 at 44i d°. 4450 —

Long Cloth Midling

Blue.

9 72
9 36

21 3000 at 291 do. 4337 ig

Pieces 7600 Pagodas 15550 —

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 65

Shavela Vbnchatachellum & Nellapah Moodely Their Contkact for the
EoLLOwiNG Goods Viz*.

Covi. Cov"^. Pieces

Betteelas 40 Long & 2i Broad. 500 at 32^ f( Cov'i. Pag% 812 18

Betteelas 50 2^ 500 at 39 Pag^ 975

Long Cloth Sheally 72 2| 2000 at 48 Pag. 4800

Call.

LongClothChennain'^.po"". 9 72 2^ 500 at 44i . . Cov<i. 1112 18

Long Cloth Worriapollam 8 72 2J 1000 at 4;3| d°. 2175

Long Cloth mirlhng Blue 9 36 2^ 3000 at 29^ d°. 4387

Soot Romals Blue 2zi li 1000 at 12 d°. 600 Q

Soot Romals Red 22^ 1^ 500 at 14| d". 368 27

Pagodas 15231 9
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Paupah Chitty & BooTCHY Chitty Their Contract for the
Following Goods Viz*.

Call.

Covd.

Pieces

Long Cloth Chennam'^'.pu'". 9

72 Long &

; 21 Broad 500 at 44i ^Oorge

Pa,?s

. 1112 18

Long Cloth Worriapolam 8

500 at 43J

d°.

1087 18

Long Cloth Midling Blue 9

3000 at 291

d°.

4387 18

Soot Romals Blue

22i

1000 at 12

d".

600

Succattoons Blue

200

Sulempores Blue

600

Succatoons White

Pieces

500
6200

aTgs.

7187 18

The said Merchants agree to deliver in two Fifths of the above Goods by
the 1st. of September 1765 and the other three fifths by the l^t. of January
1766 equal in Lengths, Breadths, & Quality to the several Musters thereof
produced to them in Consultation.

Mahomud Asharuff & Saumy Nadapilha Their Contract for the
Following Goods Viz*.

Long Cloth Sheally

72 Long &

2i Broad 1000 at P 48 ^Corge Pags

K 2400

Long Cloth Chenaman'^.pol'". 9

1000 at

44i

d°.

2225

Long Cloth Worriarpolam 8

500 at

431

d".

1087 18

Long Cloth midling Blue 9

3000 at

29i

d°.

4387 18

Soot Romals Red

22*

500 at

14f

d°.

368 27

Soot Romals Blue

221

Pieces

2000 at
8000

12 d°.

Pagodas

1-200

11668 27

The above Merchants promise to deliver two fifths of the said Goods by the
1st. of September 1765 and the other three fifths by the l^t. of January 1766
equal in Lengths Breadths and Quality to the several Musters thereof produced
to them in Consultation and further engage to bring in cloth to the full amount
and more than the Money which may be first advanc'd them before they require
another advance.

1765—9

€6 Records of Fort St. George

No. 65.

To THE HONBLE ROBEKT PaLK EsQ».

President & Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S'f. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

I am lionord with your Commands of the %^^. Instant and shall pay due
Regard to them in the Investment of Beteelas your Honor &ca. have been
pleas' d to order and shall lose no Time in getting a feAv pieces of every Assort-
ment of Goods made in this Neighbourhood by the Dutch.

I have the Honor to be with the greatest Respect

Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

THE 19™. March 1765. Your most humble and most obed*. Servant

George Dolben.

No. 66.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President & Governor &ca. Council

of Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

Your Favor of the b^^. Instant we have received and shall pay due atten-
tion thereto.

Since the Receipt of your Letter We have had the Upparah Merchants
togoether and have communicated to them the necessary Information required
upon which they have this Day presented us with a Letter for your Honor &ca.
nrhich they desire may be sent you by which you may observe the great dissatis-
faction that now prevails amongst them by their objecting to your Commands
regarding the delivery of Cloth at Ingeram which they seem resolv'd not to
comply with, therefore we hope you will indulge them in their own establish 'd
Customs, otherwise it may be the means of their leaving the Servif, intirely for
they look upon your Orders regarding their being under the Direction of the
Resident of Ingeram as a degradation, which they term as such in a letter of
this date.

We must take the Liberty to inform you of some particulars which may be
necessary on this Occasion, therefore you will please to observe those Merchants
do not properly belong to Upparah neither can they be look'd upon in that
Light as they provide more northward than southward Cloth and are chiefly the
Inhabitants of this Place and have always resided here as such with their
Familyes so that there are only two which reside at Upparah and those were the
first and principal Objections to your Proposals of which we before advised you
and they have been for many Years what they call Merchants of this Place
though falsely term'd Upparah Merchants.

Upparah is not a place of Manufactory for Callicoes so that M^. Dolben
could not have opportunity of overlooking the Merchants which you were
pleased to alledge as a Reason for its being under his Management but on the
contrary you will please to observe that Place is only a Resort for the Memhants
at Times where they assemble to collect Cloth from the Country and Villages
adjacent all these concurring Circumstances added together We hope will
appear sufficient to induce a Change of sentiments on this Head.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 67

Agreable to your Commands we wrote M^. Lowe desiring he would atteinpt
the Manufactory of Salempores at Ganjam and shall inform you how far We
are likely to succeed therein as soon as we can hear from thence.

We herewith enclose your Honor &ca. Captn. Nodes Eeceipt for sundry
Disbursements on account of ship Illocos amounting to Current Pags. 32. 28. 29
which was advanced him for that use.

The Cloth remaining on Hand is expressed at the Foot hereof.

We are with the greatest Respect

ViZAGAPATM. HONBLE SiR & SiRS

19 March 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servants

John Smith.
W*. Barker.

Cloth

Hand.

L.C.O.

... 84 — .-•

L.C.M.

... 66 — —

L.C.F.

... 27 — —

177 —

Memorial of the Upparah Merchants residing at Vizagapatam.

From Gavany Davalloo Vancajala Lachemy Narsoo Sambacody Sambadoo-
Damelliam Balaja and Jaugoo Peddy Merchants of Woppada belonging to
Vizagapatam to the Governor and Council of Madras Dated the Vl^^. of
March 1765.

It has been our constant Custom for this Long time to provide Callicoes in
the Country of Upparah to the Eastward and to deliver them to the Company
at Vi-'^-agapatam, My. John Smith having sent for us has been pleased to say
it was the Companys Order We should deliver the LTpparah Callicoes to M^.
Dolben at Nealapelly next to Madrass we esteem 'd Vizagapatam to be the
Principal Settlement in these parts and deliverd our Callicoes accordingly
there, if so in what have We been faulty to be ordered to submit our Employ-
ment to a subordinate Factory. We do not agree to it and hope therefore you
will be pleasd to send orders to receive the Callicoes at Vizagapatam accord-
ing to the Salibad Custom when M^". Thomas Heath acted as a Chief at Vizaga-
patam. Governor Pigot was pleased to order us to deliver the Callicoes to
W. Dolben then at Bandamarlanka but We addressed a Letter to the said
Governor representing that We could not agree to it upon which he was pleased
to grant an Order to deliver them at Vizagapatam and We omitted even the
Cooley Hire calld Cauvedly Cooley on that account. Cotta Chembodoo and
Daya' Balaya dwelt Avith their Families at Upparah and when these were
ordered to deiver their Callicoes in Nealapelly they said that they would rather
chose to quit their Dwellings in the said place but that they would deliver the
Callicoes in Vizagap™. and that would on no Account agree to deliver them at
Nealapelly. We do therefore humbly hope that you v/ill be pleas'd to take the
foregoing into your Consideration and order the Business to be carried on
according to the Saibad Custom, it is to be remark'd that Upparah is only the
Name for all our Trade is in this Place & in the Country to the Eastward and
there are several outstanding Debts rema"' due to us, We cannot give over
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all These Debts and agree to deliver in the Callicoes in Nealapelly. The Com-
pany is endowed with Justice and Reason as Upparah is a subordinate to Viza-
gapatam it gives' us a great deal of uneasiness to hear of quitting this principal
Settlement. We do therefore repeat our humble Request to take the foregoing
into your Consideration and send an Order to deliver the Callicoes at Vizaga-
patam.

No. 67.

To THE HONBLE RoBERT PaLK EsQ».

President & Governor &c*. Council

OF Fort S''. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

This waits on you with our Journall, Parcels, & Cash Acco*. for last Month
wherein the Charges Hospitall & Account Repairs &c^. incurrd by preparing
Quarters for the Troops in Cantonment are omitted, till We have your Plonor
&c^. Directions on this Head it appearing to us they should properly to brought
to the Commissarys Account. We are with much Respect

CUDDALORE HONBLE SlR & SiRS

30™. March 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servants

J. L. Smith.
John Calland.
Robert Dowsett.

To THE HoNBLE RoBERT PaI.K EsQB.

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Port S''. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

Tour several Favors dated the 13^^. and ISti". March and 10^^. May were
brought by the Bute Captain Maitland who imported the 12*^1. Ins*, and agre-
able to your Desire the unloading of her was expedited as much as possible, and
she now proceeds to Batavia.

We cannot but express our Satisfaction at the Readiness you have shewn to
supply us amply this Season which would have been the more acceptable if
the number of Chinese had migrated here from Manilha agreable to our Ex-
pectation but as that has been frustrated We have now Provisions as well as
other Articles sufficient for our Consumption for some Time your Honor &c^.
Council have therefore no Occasion to forward any further than our annual
Supplies.

We wrote you in Duplicate under date 3^. May by the Greyhound & Leo
pard and also addressed you in a Letter of the same Date by the Luconia a pri-
vate Trader.

The Lord Clive saild from hence the 12*^. May for Batavia & China

Tons

she will have (258. ) Two hundred & fifty eight Tons of pepper and we are

in Expectation of furnishig our expected shipping with (400 ) Four hund-
red Tons.

The Syren Snow being in want of Repairs We purpose sending her to your
Presidency & Bengal as soon as she arrives from Manna where she is now
TBseiving of Pepper.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 69

Since closing the above the Honble Companys ship Admiral Watson is
arrivd from Europe. She brings Advices of the Loss of the Holderness
Captain Brooke in the Downs. The Northumberland vpas spoke with of the
Gape (all well) who had lately parted with the Dul^e of Richmond bound to
this Place the Lord Hollond Capt^. Nairne and the Norfolk Capt^. Sands.

We are
f CRT Marlbro Honble Sir & Sirs

6th. July 1764. Your most obed*. Humble Servants

Roger Carter.

Henry Idell.

Robert Nairne.

No. 69.

To THE Right Honble Robert Palk Esq«.

President & Governor of Fort S^. George on the
Coast of Choromandel &c^. &ca. and the Council

AT Madras.

Honble Sir & Sirs

We have had the Honor to receive your Letter of the 12*'!. of last Month
concerning your Desire to have paid the Bill of Exchange of 250 Pagodas
drawn in the year 1762 from Batavia, by Messi's. Roonen and Uytulught on our
Resident at Cuddalore Pieter Baars and the second of Palicol Johannes Camper
in favour of M^. Mariot upon which We directly order' d M'^. Baars to pay to
you the same altho' we have found that the Reasons he gave why the Bill" has
been protested and the non payment of the same after the Expiration of two
years & a half not ungrounded altho & he showd readiness to restitute to you
the abovementiond Sum. ■ We desire you therefore to appoint some body to
receive the said Money of our aforesaid Resident at Cuddalore not doubting but
this Affair will thereby be settled.

We have the Honor to be with great Esteem

Negapatam Honble Sir & Sirs

IN THE Fort y^. 23^. of March 1765. Your most obed*. and most faithfull

Serves.

C. H Van 1'eylingen.
H. Lambruggen.

T. Cantervischer.
P. T. L. De Fiellitas.
H Bonte.
J. D. Severin.
CoM^. Pieterly.
Js. Hasel Kamp.

D. Vrymoet.
a. Van Tesrel.

70 Records of Fort St. Geoi\^

No. 70.

lO THE HONBLE RoBERT PaLK EsQ^.

President & Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

Gentlemen

Having had an Opportunity of taking up some Money here in Aid of the
China Stock by Bills on the Presidency of Fort St. George We have drawn on
you at 30 Days Sight to the following Amount Viz*.

Pagodas 7000 for Sp^^. 10500 received here of St. Johannes Nazareth &
payable to S"". Shameer Sultan Exchge. at
15 Dollis. at 10 Pagodas.
6100 for Spah. Dol°. 9150 received here of Edwd. Raphael &
payable to St. Gregory Miguel at the
above Rate.
Arcot Rupees 20,000 for the like Sum received here of D*"^. Antonio Pig-
non & payab^. to S^. Joanes Sinan.

All which Bills We beg may be duely Honord We were xetremely glad of
this Opportunity of getting Money on so easy Tez'ms as we are sensible with the
Number of Ships this Year in China we shall be under great Difficulties to raise
Money to load them, the Gentlemen at Canton will no doubt rectify this Tran-
saction and give you further advise in their Letter to the Presidency. We are
most Respectfully

Manilha Gentlemen

October 10™. 1764. Your most obedient Hum^. Servants

W'^. Mackenzie.

Stephn. Devisme.

No. 71.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ^^.

President and Governor &ca. &c^ ^c^. and Gentlemen
OF THE Superior Council .a.t Fort St. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

By the Argyle Ketch Capt". Hugh Mackay you will be pleasd to receive
three Chests well conditiond seald & mark'd No. 1, 2 & 3 C : the Chest marked
No. 1 & 2 contains 4000 Spanish Dollars each Chest No. 3 contains S.D. 3000
making in all eleven Thousd. Spanish Dollars (11000) the Captains Receipt goes
here enclosed.

I have the Honor to be with the greatest Respect

Honble Sir & Sirs
Tranquebar Your most obedient & very humble

Sk. April 1765. Servant*

Christian Brouwer.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 71

No. 72.

To THE HONBLE EOBERT PaLK ESQ^.

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

Our Honble Masters Snow Lapwing imported at Ingelee y®. 24 IJlti''. from
Europe and brought us a Packet for your Presidency wJiich after opening in
Order to take out any private Letters for this Place. We take this first Oppor-
tunity of transmitting you by the Country Ship Dodley it not having been
received by us in Time to be forwarded by the Calcutta.

In our Letter by the Lapwing it is left to us either to return her to Europe
as an Advice Vessell or otherwise dispose of her in Concert with you as may
appear most for the Companys Interest. We desire you will accordingly advise
us whether or not you have any material service on which to employ her.

The Fort William another of our expected Transports with Troops arrived
with us also the 27<^ii. Ultimo.

Mr. Francis Jourdan late one of the Council of Manilha has advised us that
being in want of Money at Batavia he applied for & received of Capt^i. Maitland
of the Bute a Ballance in his Hands of 2,600 Rix Dollys, of the Money consigned
to him for the Purchase of his Cargoe at that Place and has also drawn a Bill
of Exchange on us for Current Rupees 8,422 — 8 which we have accordingly
discharged and debited vou for the whole in C*. Pups. 12,912-6- calculating
the Rix Dollars at the Rate of R^. 1-9-7 each the then Current Exchange at
Baiavia.

On Application from M^'. Jourdan Captain Maitland received on board
some of the Lascars belonging to your place which were in the Siam when she
ran ashore. We shall take the first convenient Opportunity of sending them
down, and in the mean Time we are to inform you that we have paid for their
Diet at the Rate agreed on by M^. Jourdan of one Arcot Rupee for three Men
pr. Day making ARs. 4298 — and also discharg'd the Surgeons Bill for medi-
cines and attendance on them amounting to ARs. 234 so that you stand further
debted in the sum of Current Rupees 4991-12-3.

The enclosed is duplicate of our last by the Calcutta under Date the 17*^.
Ultimo since which we have received your Letter of the 31^*. Ultimo and have
given due Honor to the Bill therein advised.

We are
Fort W^illiam Honble Sir & Sirs

YE. iiTH. Febr^. 1765. Your most Obed*. Hume. Serves.

T. Spencer.
C. S. Playdell.
John Johnstone.
Ralph Leycester.
John Burdett.

Records of Fort St. George

No. 73.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ«.

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S't. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

We have now the Honor to transmit you the Accounts of this Settlement
for last Month as also Account particulars of all Expences relative to the
Manilha Expedition.

As you was pleased to comply with our Indent of Medicines by the Illocos
we must acquaint you that a couple of articles were entirely omitted to be sent
which are expressed by the Surgeon in the enclosed Account and hope you'll
please to send them by the first opportunity.

The Business in the Warehouse being considerably encreased we find two
packers are not by any Means sufficient for that service, therefore We have
made an Addition of two others which we hope will meet with your approba-
tion

ViZAGAPATAM

24™. March 1765.

We are with the greatest Eespect

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs
Your most obed* Humb^. Servants

John Smith.

W^. Barker.

Cloth on Hand.
At the Wash.
L.C.O. ... 81
L.C.M. ... 61
L.C.F. ... 25

In the Warehouse.
L.C.O.W. ... 11 S

L.C.M.W.
L.C.F. W.

167 12

24 12

192 4 Gorge

No. 74.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq^.

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

In my last address I had the Honor to advise you of my Arrival here and
I am now to acquaint you that the Stores consigned for this Place by the
S* Juan Baptista have been all safely landed.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 73

I have received your Commands of the 20*'^'. Ultimo inclosing the Remarks
made on the Bales lately sent up from Bandarmalanka v?hich I have communi-
cated to the Resident there and it is with pleasure I observe the Goods in
general proved so much to your Satisfaction.

I am concerned to find the Chay Goods consigned you from hence on the
Lord Howe were not arrivd, lest they should not be in Time for the Caernar-
von. Mr. Whitehill writes me that he has laden the remainder of the Bandar-
malanca Bales on board the Grampus Snow which he purposed to dispatch with
them for our Place yesterday and I hope they will reach you safe notwithstand-
ing the lateness of the Season.

Inclosed is an Indent for Stationary which I am in much want of as the
Supplies which have been demanded for Field Service and what the Paymaster
will have occasion for cannot be furnish' d from the small Stock I have here.
I am therefore to request that it may be complied with, in part at least, by the
first Opportuy.

I have received into Cash here on Account the Commissary General for
Seapoy Stoppages the sum of six thousand seven Hundred and Sixteen Rupees
four annas for which I have drawn a Bill dated the 31s*. Ultimo on your Honor
&c=i. in his Favor at the Rate of 350 Rupees P"^. % Pagodas being Curr*.
Pagodas 1918-33-34 which I request you'll be pleas'd to Honor.

Under Cover I have the Honor to transmit you the Accounts of this Settle-
m*. for the Month of February ■ Those for last Month shall wait on you in few
Days.

I am very Respectfully

Masulipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

3 April 1765. Your very obed*. AmostHumb^. Servants

John Pybus.

N". 75.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ».

President and the Governor &ca. Council
OF Fort S''. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

I have had the Honor to receive your Commands of the 12*^. Inst*, by the
Snow S*. John Baptista with a Consignment of Madras Pagodas which with
what sent before by the Porpuse Sloop will for the present be a very sufficient
supply. I have the Honor to be with the greatest Respect

Ingeram the Honble Sir & Sirs

318T. March 1765. Your most humble and most obed*. Servant

George Dolben.

No. 76.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq*.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S'f. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

Enclosed wait on your Honors Invoice & Bill [of] Lading for 124 Bales
of Callicoes laden on board the Snow Grampus amounting to Curr*. Pagodas
1765—10

74 Records of Fort St. George

11819-19 and Invoice and Bill of Lading for one Bale of Superline long Cloth
which the Chief of Masulipatam ordered me to purchase for the use of the West
Coast. I am with the greatest Respect

Bandarmalanka Honble Sir & Sirs

1st. April 1765. Your most obed*. Humb^. Servant

John Whitehill.

\ 77.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq*.

President & Governor of the Coast of Choromandel &c^. &c^. &C'^
AND Gentlemen of the Superior Council at

Fort S^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

1 had the Honor to write you this morning by the Doddly to accompany 11
Chests of Silver inclosed you will be pleased to receive tlie account particular
of the Quantity, Qualities, and Weight of Silver in each Chest by the Argyle
Ketch Capt". Mackay. I have sent you 8 Chests containing liOOO, Span^i.
Dolt, which I hope is safe arrived; the second Receipts of Cap*. Mackay &
Dodwell I have the Honor to transmit you enclosed. I have the Honor to be
with the greatest Respect

Tranquebar Honble Sir & Sirs

8 April 1765. Your most obed*. & very oblig'd

HumW. Servant
Christian Brouwer.

No. 78.

To the Honble Robert Palk. Esqb. President & Governor
OF THE Coast of Choromandel &c^. &c-^. &c-^.
and Gentlemen of the Superior Council at

Fort S^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

By the Ship Doddly Capt^^. George Dodwell you will be pleas 'd to receive
eleven Chests well condition'd sowed in Guney seal'd and mark'd C. containing
tAventy nine thousand fifty seven and five eight Dollars of which 151111 are
spani^. Dollars in 6 Chests and 13946^^ French Dollars in 5 Chests, this is the
Silver which I have received from the French at Karicall for the Value of
twenty thousand Star Pagodas paid them in exchange. The Captains Receipt
goes enclosed the Account particular of the Silver in each Chest shall be for-
warded to your Honor &&. by Tappies to-day. I have the Honor to be with
great Respect

Tranquebar Honble Sir & Sirs

9™. April 1765. Your most obedient & very humble Servant

Christian Brouwer.

Letters to Fort St. Georye, 1765

No. 79.

To THE HONBLE RoBERT PaLK EsQ".

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

We have been favor 'd with yours of the 20tii. Ultimo and observe w^^.
Concern Resolution regarding the Upparah Merchants being under the imme-
diate Management of M»'. Dolben which we are sorry cannot be complied with
at present for the Reasons recited in ours of the Id^^. Ultimo and as all those
Merchants are now in the Country We cannot properly adjust their Accounts
till they return, by which Time We hope to be favord with your Answer to ours
abovemention'd in which was a Letter from those Merchants to your Honor
&c^. on the like Subject.

Our Reasons for having made those Merchants some Advances after the
Receipt of your Orders for being under M^. Dolben was with no other view than
that the Investment might not be at a stand which undoubtedly must have so
happend : had we not supplied them when we found they were firmly resolved in
not obeying your Commands for the Delivery of Cloth at Ingeram and as we have
already observed to you, they being chiefly Inhabited here, there was but little
reason to imagine they would chuse to be under that Settlement, as their whole
Connections are in & about this place.

We are sorry the Reasons assigned for the seeming Deficiency in our last
years Investment did not appear satisfactory and as you desire we would
acquaint you why the Merchants did not fulfill their Terms of Contract we hope
it will be sufficiently explained by advising you that they greatly exceeded their
Contract, as they only agreed for two hundred Bales but by our frequent persua-
sions we prevailed on them to procure larger Quantity than we expected. We
are now under some anxiety for the Success of our present Investment as the
Country around us is in great Confusion since the news of the Troops coming to
the northward has been known and we already begin to find the Effects of the
Alarm by Badness of the Cloth now brought in and the Reasons given for it, is
the unsettledness of the Country. The Cloth remaining on hand is expressd at
the Foot heref . We are with due Respect

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs
Your most obedient Humble Servants

John Smith.
W". Barker.

ViZAGAPATAM

2". April 1765.

CluTH ON

Hand.

L.C.O.
L.C.M.
L.C.F.

... 97
... 67
... 25

1(S

191 7

L.C.O.W.
L.C.M.W.

L.C.E.W.

... 11

... 8
... 4

8]
7
17

24 12

215 19

1765— 10a

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To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ*.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

I have received your Commands of the 2^. Instant advising the Arrival of
the Chay Goods consigned you from hence by the Lord Howe, and accompanying
the Remarks which have been made on them, and tis with much concern I
observe how much they are disapproved in my Letter under Date y^. 28**^.
August last I had the Honor of remarking to you the Backwardness of y^. Mer-
chants in bringing in their Goods, and the Badness of the Quality, upwards of
half the Quantity brought in were turn'd out in sorting and of those taken in,
some Assortments exceed what were ordered to be provided to make up the
Number of Bales consigned you and for reducing the Merchants Ballances a
Statement of the Investment at this place and Bandarmalanka for last year
comes inclosed. Your Honor &&■. may be assured I shall spare no pains to
improve the Manufactory of Chay Goods, the Merchants promise fair as they
always have done but having been often deceived I can little depend on them.

M"". Whitehill now consigns you by the Grampus Snow with the remainder
of the Bales, the Fine Long Cloths your Honor &ca. were pleased to order to be
provided for the Service of the West Coast and twenty seven Bales of turned
out Cloth received at an Abatement of ten per Cent which last, on Examination
of the Invoice sent me from Bandarmalanka, I find it erroniously brought to
account. But rectified in the one I have now the Honor to enclose you and In
the Invoice which M^. Whitehill has transmitted me I observe there are four
Bales distinguish'd with the Mark of T.O. said to be on Account of Holes in
the Cloth. This I have wrote to him for an Explanation of but suppose it to be
owing to accidents at the Wash.

I am very respectfully :
Masulipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

9™. April 1765. Your very obed*. & most hum^. Serv*.

John Pybus.

A Statement of the -ti.TVESTMENTS for the Year 1765 at Masulipatam &
Bandarmalanka.

^ .^ ^ ,. Reasons why the Orders were

Quantity Quantity not fully complied with

Orderd. sent. and why exceeded.

The Trouble in the Country
and deamess of Cotton in
Consequence have been the
principal Reasons why the
Quantity ordered of these
,. Assortments has not been
provided, to which might
be added that the Mer-
chants could no well afford to
furnish the fine and ordinary
Cloths on the Terms of their
Contracts.

The Reason of more being sent
than ordered was intended to
assist in reducing the Mer-
chants Ballances, as the
Goods were unceptionable [etc]

LOKG Cloth Okdinaby . . 16,000 6,780

MiDLiNG .. 10,000 7,920

Fine

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A Statement of the Investments for the Year 1765 at Masulipatam &
Bandarmalanka — cont.

Metchiltpatam Romai-LS

Sastracdndibs
Callowapoees
Allhgaes

Masdlipatam,
9*=. April 1765,

Quiintity
Ordered.

4,000
1,000

Quantity
sent.

3,600

1,000

Keasons why the Orders were

not fully complied with

and why exceeded.

The Reason the Quantity of
RomalJs & AUygars provided
exceeds what \\a8 orderd
was to reduce the Mer-
chants Baliances and to
make up for the Deficiency
in the Sastracundies owing to
so large a Proportion of that
assortment brought in by the
Merchants being rejected in
sorting on account the
Defects both in the Colour &
Fabrick of the Cloth.

JoBN Pybus.

No. 81.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQK.

President & Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S'. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

I am honor 'd with your Commands of the 20*^. Ultimo and shall be very
carefull not to interfere in the least with Vizagapatam.

As there is a likelyhood of my being absent from Madras for a consider-
able Time whereby I shall he pre\iented attending the Duty of the Mayors Court
I beg your Honors &&. permission to resign my Seat as Alderman.

Enclosed I have the Honor to transmit you the Accounts of this place for
last Month. I have the Honor to be with the greatest Respect

InCtERAM

3^ April 1765.

Honble Sir & Sirs
Your most humble and most obed*. Servants
George Dolben.

N°. 82.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq*.

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S^ . George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

I am honord with your Commands of the 2^. Instant with Copy of a Letter
from the Gentlemen at Vizagapatam and one of the Upparah Merchants I beg
Leave to assure your Honor &c'\ that I shall endeavor on my part to avoid all
Disputes whatsoever. Cota Chumbadoo and Deum Balliah the two Merchants
living at Upparah particularly mentiond in the above General Letter are as

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they were at first very willing to contract with me I have therefore agreed
with the former on the same Terms as the other Merchants as I shall with the
Latter so soon as he arrives.

The other Merchants said to live in Vizagapatam though all their Houses
and Families except one are in Cotapille about one Course m land of Upparah.
I shall not enter into Contract with till I hear from the Gentlemen at Vizaga-
patam as I think that Method cannot but be Satisfactory to them as I shall be
ready to follow any they are pleased to propose which may be for the Good of the
Investment in General.

Chitram Rauzes People and some of the Jemmidars begin to be very trouble-
some in these Parts, a few Days ago a Party of the former fell upon the Town of
Ingeram, and put all the Inhabitants to Flight, plundering all they met with
and about Three Nights ago a party sent by Raugarauze Divam to Chitram
Rauze of about 1500 Men fell upon about 300 people belonging to Joggey
Rauze stationd about the midway between this & Bandarmalanka the Latter
tied to Goiindur where they repass'd the River and dispersed themselves and
yesterday I received a Letter from Raugerauze which waits on your Honor
&Q.'^ enclosed.

I replied in Answer that he would be pleased to know I was placed here on
another Account thfin to enter into any of their Quarrels and Disputes that as
to the persons he mention 'd I knew nothing of them neither had I any orders
to stop any people whatsoever that I should forward his Letter to your Honor
<&ca. & v^ait your Commands.

I have the Honor to be with the greatest Respect

Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

14™. April 1765. Your most Humble and most Obedient Servant

George Dolben.

Letter from Wacheroy Ragavaraz to M». Dolben dated ye li™. April 1765.

I write this to acquaint you that Wobebynady Venkataram and Duttaloory
Baupraz made it their practice to plunder Ingeram Murymulloo Mummudy-
varam &c^. to strip their Women there of their Clouts and do all other Injuries
that they can but when my Troops marchd to suppress them they retird and
took shelter at Guttendeevy &c^. places and in that Case the Troops returned
if any Body committed Fault and took shelter in the English Bounds it was usual
with them to put a Stop to their further bad proceedings and there to settle the
Affairs which might depend on them in a reasonable Manner the said Vancata-
ram and Baupraz made it their practice to retire to Guttendeery whenever my
Troops marchd against them and on their Return to have recourse to their
usual Custom of plundering the Villages I never heard the like Insults being
committed by any residing in the English Bounds the English have many Fac-
tories in both the Circars and in the Gemeadars Countries if people who may
be indebted in a Ballance or involved in any other Demands should go into the
English Bounds they used to do Justice by getting either the Money due from
them to be paid or deliver up their persons now your people in Guttendeev^^
protected the said Vancataram and Baupraz while my people were following
them I must inform you these two people are guilty of very great Crimes they
not only plundered my Country, but also Auroor &ca. belonging to the Raja
which gave him great Uneasiness there is a great Friendship between me snd
the Company and the Friendship between us is very great. I have large
Demands upon these People and must therefore desire you to let me know
whether you will deliver them up to me or pay what is due from them they to
reside in your Bounds and from thence to go and plunder the Countries is a
Thing never happend before, it is not Right that you should keep such people

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 79

on whom I have Demands as auove it the Company should hear of it, it wont be
agreable to them, as there is a Friendship subsisting between us I thought fit
to write this to you and hope you will send me a satisfactory Answer. Continue
to write to me of your Health.

No. 83.

To THE HONBLE RoBERT PaLK EsQ^^.

President & Governor &c^^. Council

OF Fort S'^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

We are to acknowledge your Favors of the 2'^^. & %^^. Instant.

Ml'. Jourdan being arrived here has taken his Seat as fourth in Council,
agreable to your Appointment and will the first of the approaching Month take
Charge of the Storekeepers and Sea and Land Customers Employs and the
others shall be disposed in the Manner your Honor &c'^. direct.

In Answer to Your Honor &c^. Observation relating to the small Bale of
Salampores sent you p"". last Consignment We beg, Leave to inform you that

Co. Ps.

the 2. 12 you take notice of were of the Investment of the Year 1762 and that not
being able to make up a full Bale by the Salampores being ordered since that
Time to be made a Covid Longer was the Reason of the odd Pieces being sent
which would not have been done otherwise, the 3/4 of a Pagoda charged Freight
thereon was a Mistake and has therefore been deducted.

We have received into our Cash, the Pagodas Six Thousand (6000) you
ordered the Paymaster of the Army to pay us and the fifteen Thousand (15000)
Pagodas your Honor &ca. dispatched us the 6*ii. p^'. Seapoys has been likewise
received have had no Remittance from M'. Brower at Tranquibar who we
therefore presume has Invested all the Cash he had in Silver.

Our monthly papers wait on you herewith and are with much Respect.

CUDDALORE HONBLE SiR & SiRS

24™. April 1765. Your most obedient Humble Sei-vants

J. L. Smith.
John Calland.
Francis Jourdan.

No. 84.

To THE HONBLE RoBERT PaLK EsQ».

President & Governor Stc-"^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

The enclosed is Duplicate of our last Address under Date the ll^ii. Ultimo
since when We have received yours of the thirtieth January and 2^1. 20*1^. Ultimo
fhe latter by the Ship Ulocus which has safely imported with us.

The Bill of Exchange advised in the first has been duely Honored.

The Buxey has reported to us that he has used his utmost Endeavors to
procure for you a supply of Jagree, agreably to your Application in the second,
but finds there is none to be had in the place. We are sorry you should meet

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with this Present Disappointment but that you may be assured of a full Supply
early the next season. We have directed the Buxey to contract for the Quantity
wanted to be delivered in the Beginning of August.

We have directed a Eeport to be made to us of the lUocus and shall imme-
diately dispose of her.

On the Luconia which sailed a few Days ago for your place were sent you
one Tindal and thirty nine Lascars of those advised you in our last to have been
brought here, by the Bute, they have received their Subsistence for last Month
and a List of them is herewith enclosed But We apprehend We shall not be able
to send you the Remainder this Season as We do not hear of any Opportunity
likely to offer.

The Lord Anson another of our expected Transports arrived with us the
first Instant having from the great Length of her Voyage and the Sickness which
raged among them lost upwards of 220 of the Recruits put on board her. The
Bute received her Dispatches for Europe the ll*Ji. Instant.

We are
Fort William Honble Sir & Sirs

THE 21st. March 1765. Your most obedient humble Servants

J. Spencer.
C. S. Playdell.
t. burdett.
George Gray.

No. 85.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq*.

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort 8"^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

We have received your Favor of the 2d. Ultimo to which We shall replv
the next Opportunity. ^ -^

In Compliance with your Commands We now transmit you a List of Stores
landed from the Ship Illocos particularized in the Manner you were pleased
to direct, and We must now inform you that most of those Stores which are
serviceable, will not be so a Month or two hence unless properly taken Care of
and cleaned. We have therefore employed people for that Purpose, which We
doubt not but will meet with your Approval.

The Accounts of this Settlement for last Month are herewith enclosed The
Cloth now at Hand is expressed at the Foot hereof.

We are with the greatest Respect
Vizagapatam Honble Sir & Sirs

15™. April 1765. Your most obedient humble Servants

John Smith.

Ws*. Barker.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 81

Cloth on Hand

At the Wash

L.G.O. . . Gorge 124
L.O.M. . . 81
L.G.F. . . 32

2
15

238

In the Warehouse

L.C.O.VV. .. Gorge 11
L.G.M.W. . . 8
L.C.F.W. .. 4

8
7
17

Gorge .. 263 6

P.S. This Instant arrived here the Dolphin Schooner Capt>i. Ormstoa
from Bengal, but having met with a Gale of Wind to the Southward of Madras
she could not make that Place she spoke with the Caernarvon about Fifty Miles
to the Southward of Madras the Capt^. has sent on board for the Letters
which we shall forward by to-Morrows Tappies.

No. 86.

To THE HONBLE EOBERT PaLK EsQ^.

President & Governor &C'^ Council

OF Fort S^ George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

My last Address was under Date the 9*^. instant inclosing Invoice of Bales
consigned you from Bandarmalanka on the Grampus Snow on Account our
Honble Masters. The four marked T.O. to distinguish them from the turned
out as having holes in them, I learn from Mi'. Whitehill to have been owing to
damage received when at the Wash by Rats and White Ants and out of his
powei' to prevent as this Place is so much infested with this Vermin.

The Term which has been usually allowed to the preceeding by the Succeed-
ing Salt Farmer for continuing the Sale of his Salt expiring the 31^*. Ultimo
I have in Obedience to your Orders to me on this subject in your Commands under
date the 1^*. November last made up the Account between Rustum Ally Cawn
and Meer Sied Hussein the late Farmers, and the Company, and find a Ballance
due from them on their Cowle ending the ^^^. November 1764 of Rupees
39,611-12 as p''. the Statement now inclosed, wherein you will be pleased to
observe is included the Salt they have on Hand valued at the Rate of 10 Annas
pi'. Pollah conformably to the Tenor of their Cowle being four Annas less than
the medium Price at which they sold their Salt, but even supposing the whole
had been sold at fourteen Annas p^. Pollah the Ballance due from them would
still have been very considerable; I called upon Rustum Ally Cawn for the
Payment of his Share of this large Debt who pleaded his Incapacity of
discharging it, alledging at the same Time that he had expended upwards
of five thousand Rupees of his own Money for Servants Wages, Sibbendy Charges
and defraying the Expences of Manufacturing the Salt which had reduced him
to great Distress. This I found to be the true state of the Case and I knew Meer
Sied Hussein to be incapable of discharging this Ballance himself on whom the
whole was likely to rest. I therefore insisted upon Rustum Ally Cawn's furnish-
ing some Means of securing to Meer Sied Hussein his share of the Ballance due
from them who a few Days afterwards proposed to deliver him a quantity of
Salt belonging to Mahomud Hussein, The Farmer of this Cowle in 1763 who
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having a large Stock remaining which he was unable to dispose of, as the Farm
was in other Hands and having been a considerable Sufferer by it the year he
held it was I thought entitled to such Assistance as I could afford him without
Prejudice to the Company or the present farmer and as he offered to accept of
7 Anaes p^. Pollah for as much of his Salt as Rustum Ally Cawns share of the
Ballance amounted to, which was agreed to by Meer Said Hussein the Quantity
of Salt has been delivered to him and the Amount of the Ballance remaining due
from him and Rustum ally Cawn, transferd to his sole Account who having
taken this Farm for the Term of three years on more easy Terms than it was
ever before let, may be enabled to discharge their Debt to the Company in that
Time, if the Lambardy people come down from the Country to purchase it, which
as I have recommended to Hussein Ally to put a Stop to the Exorbitant Fees
demanded from them by the Zemindars as far as this Jurisdiction extends, I am
in hopes they will be encouraged to do. The Ballance of Rupees 4,000 due from
Mahomud Hussein on account this I am for the year 1763 has been discharged.
As many of the Farms dependent on this Place expire the thirty first of next
Month, I request to be Honor d with your Commands concerning the reletting
them, and am very respectfully

Mastjlipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

22i>. April 1765. Your most obedient and very humble Servant

John Pybus.

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No. 87.

To THE HONBLE EoBERT PaLK EsQ^.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

We have the Honor to reply to Your Favor of the 2«i. Ultimo and must beg
Leave to assure you that We shall always pay the utmost Attention to your Com-
mands regarding the Upparah Merch^s. and We must now observe to you, that
v?e are sorry to find you have miscomprehended the Representation of those
Merchants with Eespect to their Complaint of being under the Resident at
Ingeram which they term as a Degradation not from its being subordinate to
this Place or through any dislike to Mr. Dolben, but on account of their having
been always employed here and chiefly Inhabitants of this settlement which is
of a more ancient Establishment than the former consequently their Connections
this Way are of a long standing, which is their principal Reason for not com-
plying with your Commands .

We are sorry you should think We have acted contrary to your Directions
which was never our Intention as We have constantly aimed at a punctual Dis-
charge of our Duty, and We are also sensible that any Opposition to your Orders
«VQuld only appear vain and useless.

Ml'. Dolbens Information with Respect to the Merchants being willing
to contract with him, we cannot contradict, but it appears very strange to us
that on their Return from thence two of them should immediately write us what
We first advised you, that they would sooner leave the place, than be obliged to
deliver Cloth at Ingeram in which they have always persisted and affirmed by
signing this Letter to your Honor &ca. with the Rest of the Merch*''.

I'he Gomastah who is concerned with Lacum Chitty Patisham, assured us
that the offer Patisham had accepted from M^'. Dolben, was only on Account of
his Dolben and not for himself but whether this is true We cannot say, as
Patisham was not here at the Time the Merchants objected to the Delivery of the
Cloth at Ingeram.

We must beg leave to remark that Mr. Dolbens Observations are not founded
entirely on Facts, of which We shall now give you an irrefragable Instance, as
We can confidently assure you that no persuasive Arguments were ever made
use of with a View to bias their Inclinations and he also asserts that during the
chief ship of Mr. Boddam and Lewin Smith trade was carried on at Upparah
by Mr. Westcott which was really not the Case, for We find in those Times Mr.
Heath resided at Upparah on purpose to provide Cloth for this Investment.

We think it needless to enter upon the Particulars of Mr. Dolbens Letter,
us it would only serve to prolong Time to no purpose, for what We before
informed you were real Facts as far as We could learn and notwithstanding what
he asserts our Merchants still insist that his Merchants or their Agents are now
providing Cloth to the northward of Upparah.

Your recommending to us to avoid Disputes with M^. Dolben. was entirely
annecessary as nothing of the Kind has ever happen'd. and We hope never will,
as its what We shall always endeavor to prevent and our sole Intentions in all
Dur Transactions have been only to improve and increase the Investment as much
as possible and We have no Reason to doubt but Mr. Dolben has been endeavor-
ing at the same.

Letters to Fort St. Georqe, 1765 85

The Merchants being now in the Country We have sent to recall them and
as soon as they return we shall communicate your sentiments in Answer to
their Letter and likewise settle their Ballances as soon as possible and shall
again represent your proposals.

We have the Honour to remain with the utmost Eespect

ViZAGAPATAM HONBLE SiR & SiRS

18™. April 1765. Your most obed*. Hvune. Serv^^.

John Smith.
W^K Barker.

N°. 88.

To THE HoNBLE RoBERT PaLK EsQ».

Sir

My last to you was from Malacca, but being obliged to leave my Letters
there in the Hands of the Dutch to be forwarded to you by the first Conveyance
pretty sure they would be open'd according to the Dutch Custom, for which
Heason could not possibly communicate my Intentions to you from that Place.

The only Acquaintance I had at Mallacca was one M^'. Cranmore who is
Schibender there and speaks very good English the second Day after my Arrival
there in Conversation, I had the Curiosity to ask him what sort of Place Siach
was (which is almost opposite to Mallacca) for answer he told me he had just
come from thence, and that it was a very unhealthy disagreable Place, that he
had got a Disorder on him by going there he should not readily get quite of
soon, and at the same Time complained of the Govern*, unkind Behaviour to him
in desiring him to go to Trangans a place in the Bay of Siam in order to get
leave of the King to make a Settlement there.

Knowing this to be the Place the Panther had been at and in Consequence
of what you had mentioned to me, I thought there was no Time to be lost. I
sailed next Day for Tranjans and arrived there the 14:'^^. June I was received
there with every Mark of Friendship and Respect I could wish for, by the King
and every Body about him he desired me not to think myself in a Mallay place
but in one where Honor and Humanity were exercised as much as in any Place
in the World he told me he knew the bad Opinion the European Nation*^ had of
the Mallays and a great many of them he allowed to be very bad, but if they
knew but one half of the Cruelties the Dutch had been guilty of to the Mallays
they would not be blamed so much as he believed they genei'ally are. I told him
I believ'd there was both good and bad of all Countries, and the whole should
not be condemned for a few. T then acquainted him with my Reasons for coming
there. That Mr. Palk Governor of Madras hearing of his noble generous and
humane Behaviour by the Panther Man of War which had arrived at Madras
before I sailed from thence had likewise told you of the Great Desire he had to
have the English come and settle in his Dominions, I was then come to know
whether he would still chuse to have them come or not. He gave me for Answer,
that it was what he had long wished for but never having any opportunity to
make any proposal to the English he had left of all Hopes of it, but as I was
come there on that account he would very readily give me an Answer, which was
that he could not wish for a greater pleasure than to see us come and settle
there or in any place else in his Dominions, We should think most convenient
for ourselves. We might likewise either fortifie the Place or to send three or
four Gentlemen there to live under his Protection, but would not chuse to tnke
a less Number, than three, he said one or two might dye, then there would be
■one to give an Account of the rest, which would be a very crreat Satisfoctinn

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to him to be cleared of all Censure, and that those people on their Arrival should
have the Direction of all the Trade of the Place, and of every other Part of
his Dominions besides, and to suffer or hinder any other Trade there by any
other Nation as We think proper and for his part at our Arrival he would
immediately dispatch Vessels to all his Correspondents in the Bay of Siam.
Cochin-China, Cambodia, Borneo, Bantam, Celebes, and the Spice Islands to
acquaint them, of the English settling at Tranjans, after which he doubted but
We sholud have a very great and advantagious Trade to and from all these
Places, as to the Article of Tin, after you have settled there one or two years,
he assures me you may collect at least 30,000 Bahar p^. Year, and that at a very
few price There is a place called Legore, which you will see on the Drafts, is
a very principal place for Tin. There is three Mines which produce at least
iiO,000 Bahar p''. Year wh^*. you may have for speaking for, it belongs to the
King of Siam who would be glad to let you have that or any place else in his
Dominions to be on good Terms with you again he says he is blamed very un-
deservedly for cutting of an English Ship, which he did not know any Thing
about till it was over, after hearing of it he immediately sent a Guard, down
to the place for the person who had been the Occasion of it, to put him to
Death, and when the Gviard had broug*. him within two Days March of Siam
he stabb'd himself.

Tranjans appears to be very healthy and pleasant large and very populous,
abounding in good Provisions of all Sorts, and a fine River with Sixteen Foot
Water over the Barr, and within Water enough for ships of any Burthen, The
Chinese have a large Settlement and carry on a considerable Trade here.
These the King said he would put under any Restrictions We pleased or send,
them all away if desired.

The Trade appearing to me so advantagious as to afford a Settlement here
of our own, I thought it would be better to avoid any Broils with the King or
his People to beat some Distance from his Residence, and therefore pointed out
one of the Pidang Islands as a proper place, for that Purpose being about six
ur seven Leagues distance from Trangans he immediately offer'd it and sent for
his Successor to witness thereto, in case of his own Death on his agreeing to
give me one of the Islands I went and took a Survey of them. Drafts, of which
t have sent you.

If you do get a Grant of a House at Legore, the next thing to be done is to
make your Contract with the Chief of the place for Tin or any other Commodity
the Place produces, Tin is always fixed at 30 or 33 Dollrs. p^. Bahar, of 3"
Peculs, or 400 pounds, but the less you contr*. with the King for, the better as
what you buy of private people will cost no more than 20 or 24 Dolls, p'. Bahar.
which is now even at the very low price, Tin is at this Place near one hund-
red pr. Cent.

The next place is at Kancow, which is very considerable as all the Trade
of Cambodia, centers there, there is raw silk iii great Plenty and considerably
better than the Bengal Silk, for a Rupee & a half a pound Elephants Teeth,
and several other Articles which there will be a very great Advantage from at
Canton.

In short the very great Advantage that appears to me from the Trade of
this place seems to be equall or superior to either the Coast of Choromandell or
that of Malabar as to Pepper you will say you have sufficient quantity from
Bencoolen for the China Market, but in that Ca.se you may alwavs sell it to the
Amoy Yunks. for as much as you can sell it for at Canton!

There is Cloves that came from the Eastward to Tranjano the season
before I was there which they would have sold at 15 Dollars pr. pecul and if We
settled there We should be able to supply both China & India likewavs a great
loart of Europe with that Article without going to these Islands to breed anv
Quarrel with the Dutch.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765

From the preceding and the Advantages that appeard to me from the
Situation and produce of the place, I took the liberty to promise the King of
Trangano, that some Ships should come next June or July with Gentlemen to
aettle there & as he wholly depends upon our coming, if the opportunity be lost,
We shall not perhaps have the like again, in case you have no Europe Ships to
send there, I think it would be proper to send a Country ship to sail from
Aladras the Beginning of April, by which means you may be able to purchase
everything there by the Time the Ships come. I think you may send twenty
Chests of Opium if it does not exceed 6 or 700 hundred Rupees two or three
hundred Musquets and about one hundred Barrels of Gunpowder.

If the Weather will permit my touching at Trangans from this place I will,
and contract for what Tin and pepper I can & leave a Letter for whom you
shall send.

Any Ships you may send to Trangans, it will be proper for them to haul up
close around Timoan and get in with the Mallay Shore as soon as they can, and
keep along shore in 20 Fathoms of Water sailing between Pulo Capas de Mar
and the Main and without Capas de Terr when at Anchors in Trangans Road
at the Mouth of the River Bears W 35 S°. Pulo Capas de Terr bears W. 35 S".
Pulo Capas dee Perr S". 32 E*. distance from from [sic'] the River Mouth
-about 3 Miles off Capas de Terr about 4 Leagues, depth of Water ^ 10 fathoms
Mud & Clay Ground but may lay at half this Distance off shore in 8 Fathoms
but this depends on the Appearance of the Weather. This comes by M^. George
Smith by whom you will receive the Plans mentioned. I sincerely wish the
Success of this Undertaking and am with Esteem

Canton

7th. Novemr. 1764.

Sir
Your most obedient humble Servant
Joseph Jackson.

List of the Produces of several Places in the Bay of Siam.

Callitan
Pallainy

SiNGORA

Ligore
Chia

TUMPO

Patue

Pepri
Chantabum
Kanoowe .

produces Pepper.
Do.

Tin and is the first Place that belongs to the
King of Siam on this Coast from Trangano.

Produces Tin also Cotton & Cotton Cloth.

Tin.

Fine Timbers for Building Ships.

D". Also the finest and greatest Quantity of
Gold of any place in the Bay. These two
places will not only build Ships but also
Supply all our Settlements in India
with what Timber j^ou may want.

Great plenty of Salt.

Agle wood Elephants Teeth and Gambojee.

The Center of all the Trade in Cambodia
which appears from the Accounts I have
had very advantagious It produces Raw
Silk Elephants Teeth, and sugar in great
plentv from 4 to 6 Rupees a Pecul and
several Sorts of Drugs of great Vahir

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ISO. 89.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ«.

President & Governor &c^. Coujmcil

OF Fort S^'. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

1. We wrote you last the 2Q^^. January a Duplicate of which has also been
transmitted, but have not since been favored with any Letters from you.

2. In a Letter received from the President and Council of Fort William
dated 19*^1. November last, they mention their Intentions of sending the Asia to
you in order for her proceeding to China, and as our Honble Masters have order-
ed that at all Events she shall go from hence to Bengal We have come to a Resolu-
tion of dispatchs. her immediately thither the Earl of Middlesex, Admiral
Pocock, Calcutta and London, We expect to dispatch to Europe in the Coarse
of the Season, and have determined to send the Talbot to China, exclusive of
the York, the annual ship with Cargoes of Cotton Pepper Putchuck and
Sandal wood, but as the amount thereof will fall almost 500,000 Rupees short
of the Stocks ordered for those Ships, which in our present Circumstances it
is absolutely out of our power to furnish them with, our Treasury being so very
low as to put us to the disagreable Necessity of discharging all our Workmen
from the Fortifications and other publick Works and as we have not been able
but in a small Degree to avail ourselves of the Latitude you gave us to drawe
on you ; We flatter ourselves it will be in our power to make up this Deficiency
by remitting the above Sum on your China Ships to the Supra Cargoes whom
we shall advise accordingly, and as We really have no other Resource for
making up the Stocks of the Talbot and the York, We rely entirely on your
complying with this our Request and which We hope you will be able to do,
without any sort of Inconveniency to your Affairs.

We are

Bombay Castle Honble Sir & Sirs

20™, March 1765. Your most obedient Servants

Charles Crommelin.
Wm. Hornby.
W. A. Price.

R. H. BODDAM.

No. 90.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esqi'.

President & Governor &C'\ Council

OF Fort S'. George.

BoNBLE Sir & Sirs

We have had the Honor of your Letters of the 25^^. and 30*1^. Ultimo and
in Consequence of the former addressed M^. Laws who is at Karical to desire
he will order the Payment of M^. Panons Bill of Exchange for Pagodas 1650 at
Cuddalore.

.-\greAble to the Terms of the Contracts We have advanced the respective
Merchants the fourth of the Amount each has agreed to furnish exceptino- to
Streshalaputtv who declined receiving his Part on Account of Troubles which
he savs he has Advice, subsist in the Mvsore Countrv. near Salem occasioned hv

Letters to Fort St. Georqe, 1765

an Irruption of a Large Body of Morattas, We have in vain represented to
him that his Intelligence must be void of Foundation, or your Honor ctca. would
have given us timely Notice thereof, and hope his Fear will soon subside as the
Salem Cloth is so material a part of our Investment and he has contracted for
the whole of that Article.

We shall take Care that in future an Account Current be transmitted on
the closing of the April Accounts agreable to your Directions.

We take the Liberty of enclosing the Military and Civil Storekeepers
Indents and to acquaint your Honor &c^. that without an immediate supply of
Tar the Godowns are in such bad Condition that notwithstanding the greatest
Care the cloth that must be lodged therein will be in great Danger of being
destroyed by the white Ants.

We have the Honor to be

CUDDALORE HONBLE SiR & SiRS

30. May 1765. Your most obedient humble Servants

J. L. Smith.
John Calland.
Francis Jourdan.

Indent of Civil Stores foe the itse of Cuddalore Factory.
Lead . . . . • . ... . . . . 6 Candies

Barr Iron Flat
D° Square

Anchors from 4 6' to 10
Grapnols from 1/2 to 1 ^
Stationary-
Iron Locks small . .
Padlocks of Sorts . .
Splinter Locks of Sorts
Tar

Hand Hatfihets
Tin Plates
Wood Axes
Chest Locks N». 1

Nails of Sorts
Cuddalore
1^. May 1765.

15 D".
2 D".
10

1 Chest

6
36
18

C Barrels

6
50

3 Candies
Fran^. Jourdan,

Stok

Indent of Military Stores for the use of Cuddalore Factory.
4- Carriages for 6 lbs.

D". 3 -

I>°- 1^

D". 1 .. «

Limber Boxes for 6 lbs.

D". for 3 lbs. . . . . . . . . 2

+Hand Spikes and Coins for all the Guns being ». 18

+Bott(>ms &c*. f<>r 3 & 6 lb. Shott
+Cases &C''. for D°. T>°. Grape
1765—12

90 Records of Fort St. George

Indent of Military Stoees for the use of Cuddalore Factory — cont.

Cartridge Boxes . . . . . . . . . . .'iOO

Slings

Bayonet Belts & Frogs

Worms

Hammers or Turnkeys

L ickers

Drum Heads

Bayonet b'cabbards

Cuddalore Francis Jourdan,

2i>. May 1765. Milty. Storekee-per .

N.B. — Those marked with a Cross may be made at Cuddalore.

iO..»

300

1,000

300

No. 91.

To THE HONBLE EOBERT PaLK EsQ^.

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Port S^. George.
HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

I did myself the Honor to address you under Date the iT^ii. Instant.

The Disturbances in these parts will I fear be a very great hindrance to
the Investment, not a Day passes but some Village or other is plunderd, there
are several Towns which have many Times suffered in that Maimer alternately
by each Party and it is now rumourd with how much Foundation I am unable
to say that should the English Forces assist Hussain Ally Cawn in giving the
.Rajahs any Disturbance in their present Possessions, they threaten by Way of
Retaliation to plunder the English Factories.

I have this Month been obliged to entertain two Fishermen with a small
Doney to pass the Tappa peons the Passage Doney having sometime ago been
forcibly carried away. I have the Honor to be with the greatest Respect

Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

26™. April 1765. Your most humble and most obed*. Serv*.

George Dolben.

No. 92.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esqk.

President & Governor &c^. Council

of Fort S^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

This waits on your Honor &-ca. with the Accounts of this Place for the
Month

At foot hereof is an Account of Cloth on Hand.

I have the Honor, to be with the greatest Respect
Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

1st. May 1765. Your most humble and most obed*. Serv*.

George Dolben.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 91

Cloth on hand at the Wash.

Long Cloth Ordinary 1256 pieces

Do. Do. MiDLING 726

Do. Do. Fine 292

2274 PB.

No. 93.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President and Governor on the Coast of Choromandel

OF THE Royal English Company and the Council

at Madras.

Honble Sir & Sirs

By the Letter We wrote you the 30*^. of November of last Year We have
promised you that by the Arrival here of our late second at Bimilipatnam Jan
Visscher. We should nearer inform us about the Merchants of the Company
in Name Moepaddy Chitty Jagaya, Tammena Jagoenay Keloe, and Nalamala
Narsimcoele, who were fled from said Bimilipatnam, to Poenemarken
Visagapatnam & Visianagram, and entertain you then further about it, and
because aforesaid second is since arrived here and not only has very justly
acknowledged and proved that these three Merchants in the year 1763 in his
presence has signed their clearing Accounts, as well as all the other Merchants
at Bimilipatnam but besides a new, have conclud<^. the Contracts for the Year
1764 and thus their Pretence as well, that their Debt by one Siccawierana was
taken upon him as that ever since 4 years they should have left Bimilipatnam is
a pure fegned Story of them. We desire you therefore friendly that you would
give orders to your Residents of aforesaid Places to send over these Merchants as
Debtors to the Dutch Company to our chiefs at Bimilipatnam, to the end to be
able to clear their Arrears with the Company which when executed We assure
you that they will be permitted to go where they please and in which Expecta-
tion. We have the Honour to remain with great Esteem.

Negapatam in the Fort Honble Sir & Sirs

6 May 1765. Your most obed*. and most faithfull Servants

C. H. Van Teylingen.
H. Lambruggen.
T. Cantervischer.
P. J. L. De Fiellitas.

H. BOWLE.

T. D. Severin.
Corn Pieterez.
J. Haselhamp.
D. Vrymoet.
Jo. Van Tessel.

1765— 12a

92 Records of Fort St. George

No. 94.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQR.

Pkesident & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

The inclosed is Duplicate of our last since when We have not received any
of your Favors.

2. Our Honble Masters Ships Talbot & York are now dispatched to Telli-
cherry to receive on board the Sandal Wood and Pepper provided for them in
part of their Stocks to China and that you may beat a Certainty what sum of
Money will really be required, to compleat the same to forty thousand (40000)
Pounds sterling each agreable to the Honble Companys Orders, We have direct-
ed the Chief and Factors, to transmit you a Calculate thereof immediately on
their dispatching the Ships to China, and We flatter ourselves your Honor &ca.
will not fail to comply with our earnest Request for remitting such a sum to the
supra Cargoes, by the Coast and China ships, as will amply make up the Same,
We now therefore enclose an Extract from their last Advices to us in Respect
to the Species of Money to be sent there for your Notice and Observation.

3. Our Honble Masters ship London is now under dispatch for Europe, &
We hope to get her away in ten or twelve Days.

We are
Bombay Castle Honble Sir & Sirs

7th April 1765. Your most obedient Servants

Chas. Crommelin.

W". Hornby.

W^'^ A. Price.

R. H. BODDAM.

Copy of three Paragraphs of a Letter from the Resident Supra
Cargoes at Canton under Date 8™. of November 1764.

We must beg the Favor of you to be very exact in separating the several
Sorts of Rupees you design for this Place.

In our Payments here We reduce all our Silver to Dollars standard.

As the Chinese Essayers are very incorrect, and differ sometimes 1 & 1\ p'.
Cent We shall be obliged to you if you will Essay 10 or 20 Rupees of every differ-
ent Sort you design for this place and send us an Account how much better they
are than English standard. This Method We should be glad if you could follow
every year, for We find from the Chinese that the same sort of Rupees differs
in fineness ; and the Gentlemen at Madras inform us that the Surat Rupees are
sometimes only two, and sometimes eight pr. Cent better than standard.

A true Copy

And^. Ramsay

Secpy.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 93

No. 95.

To THE HONBLE EOBERT PaLK EsQK.

President & Governor &c\ Council

OF Fort S^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

We have received your Favours of the 8*1^. Febry. and 2^. Ultimo.

The Neptune Galley imported here the 21st. March from whom We landed
the Freight on board from your Presidency and dispatched her to Bombay the
25^^^. with the Packet your Honor &C'''. inclosed, our Honble Masters Ship the
Calcutta sailed also from hence the same Day.

Accompanying your Honor &ca. will receive a packet from our superiors
agreable to whose Directions We now send you two Calculates of the stocks on
board ships Talbot and York destined for China this season whom We dis-
patched thither Yesterday in Order for your taking such steps as may appear
most eligible for compleating the same to Forty thousand (40,000) pounds ster-
ling each by the ships from your Coast.

We are in hourly Expectation of the Arrival of our Honble Masters Ship
London from the Presidency to compleat her loading here for Europe and whom
We hope will be clear, of this Coast by the 15*^. Instant at furthest.

We are
Tellicherry Honble Sir & Sirs

the 1st. May 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servants

T. Byfield.

H. Hurt.

Robert Sparks.

W^. TOWNSEND.

Calculate of ship

YORKS STOCK TO C.4NT0N.

Shipped at Bombay Viz\
Cotton 300 Bales
Poiz^ 150 Can^ at
Rup^ l^ p^ Candy.

11025

Stjrat Charges Viz''.

Customs 2 p^ Cent.. 220
Screw hire & Packing. 37
Boat Hire . . . . 87

Plttchtjck 15 Bags Gross
Tare each Bag 21 lb.

2
2
2 90

345

711

2 90

11370 2 90
1 27

3 07

1421

@44Seerp^M'3. 187.121 4541 2 567 13

@ 24 1 p^ M''. shipped

here Viz*.
Pepper 400 Cau^. at 45148 — — 5r,43 10

112-3-48. p'. Candy.

Records of Fort St. George

Calculate of ship Yokes stock to Canton — cont.
Sandal \\''ood Vizt.

1='. Sort 78. 1715 at 145 p''. 11436

Cent.
2d. Sort 38 12. 7 135 D°. 5212

Charges & Customs on the
above.

Wanting to compleat her
Stock.

Tellicheeey,
30th Apeil 1765.

. 16649

1328

1 80 2081

2 74 166

3 7^
1 8f

79038

1 44 9879

15 11

240961

2 56 30120

4 1

320000

_ _ 40000

Errors Excepted.

Thos. Byfield.
Harry Hurt.
Wm. Townsbnd.
Eobt. Sparks.

A true copy.

R. SPARK,

Accts.

Calcctlate of Ships Talbot's Stock to Canton
Shift at Bombay

Cotton 300 Bales pz 15(i 11025 — —

Candy @ 73^ p'. Cy. p'.
Candy.

SuRAT Charges Vizt.

Customs 2 p''. 220 2 —

Cent.
Screw hire & 37 2 —

Package.
Boat hire . . 87 2 90

345 2 90

11370 2 90

Putchuck 15 Bales pz. Gross 70 — —

Tare 70.
13 Bags, each

21 lb. 2 1 21

2 D°. 1 —

14 1b.

£
1421

6 9|

2 2 21

67 2 07 [sic]

@ 44 Seer p'. Surat Maund
184. 10^ @ 23J R^ p^ Surat
Maund.

Shift heice viz^.

Pepper 400 Ca'. 112.3. 48
p'. Candy

Rs. 44,673 15

45,148

1421

568

9 5J

5,643 10

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765

Calculate of ships Talbot's Stock to Canton — cont.

Sandal wood viz^.

1st. Sort 79 6 5 @ 145 11,499 2 84

P^ cy.

2 D°. 37 S 21 @ 135 5,053 2 90

P^ c^.

16,553 1 74 2,009 3 07

Charges & CtrsTOMS on the Pepper & ^-and". 1,329 3 19 166 4 e

wood.

Wanting to conipleat her stock

7.S,869 2 98 9,858 14 4^
2,41,130 1 02 30,141 4 7|

3,20,000 —

Telliohbreb

30™. April 1765 Es, Ed.

A true Copy.

Pe. Tho^. Byfield.
H^. Hurt.
Egbert Sparks.
William Townsend.

Eobert Sparks.

Acd.

No. 96.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ».

President and Governor &c-'^. Council

OF Fort S'''. George

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

The Ship Swan touching here for Water in iier wa^ to your Presidency
affords us the Opportunity of enclosing your Honor &g^. Duplicate of our Lettei'
to you yesterday pi". Pattamar and of the Calculates therein mentioned.

Tellicherry
2i>. May 1765.

We are

Honble Sir & Sirs
Your most obed*. Humble Serves.

T. Byfield.
H. Hurt.
EoRT. Sparks.
W^i. Townsend.

No. 97.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq^^.

President and Governor &c-^ . Council

OF Fort S'^. George

Honble Sir & Sirs

I have been honored with your Comjnands of the 25*51. Ultimo and now
transmit the Accounts of this Settlement for the Month of March.

96 Records of Fort St. George

The Statement of the years Investment shall in Obedience to your orders
be forwarded in future by the Time you direct.

I am very respectfully
Masulipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

3''. May 1765. Your very obedient and most humi. Serv*.

John Pybus.

No. 98.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ''.

President and Governor &c^. Councii.

OF Fort S^. George

Honble Sir & Sirs

Your Commands of the 30*^. Ultio. and 4^1^. Instant reached me yester-
day. The Tappies have been alarmed by some stragling Morattoe Horse
belonging to Nizam Ally's Army who have plunderd and destroyed some
Villages on the Road between this place & Madras which has given some
Interruption to the usual Dispatch of Letters.

I have advertised for receiving proposals for the Farms dependent on
this place expiring the Sl^t. Instant conformably to your Orders and will
forward such as I may receive in Time to reach you if possible by the 20*1^.

Your Commands relating to an annual Account between this Settlement
& Madras and closing the Head of Bandsrmalanka Factory shall be duely
observed.

I am very respectfully
Masulipatm. Honble Sir & Sirs,

11™. May 1765. Your very obedient and most humble Servant

John Pybus.

N°. 99.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq^.

President and Governor &c^. Council

of Fort S'^. George

Honble Sir & Sirs

We have received your Letters of the #11. and 5*ii. Instant and are glad to
find the Lapwings Packet has safely reached you.

In Consequence of your Representation respects, the Disposal of this
Vessell We have agreed to send her down to you, but having consulted the
Master Attendant with regard to her proceeding immediately, We find she
cannot attempt it without a very great risk and have therefore determined
to defer her Dispatch till a more proper season sets in.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 97

We have duely Honor'd the draft advised in your first Letter and given
the necessary Directions in Consequence of your Representation therein con-
cerning the Baftaes to be sent you in future for Chints.

Enclosed We transmit you Duplicates of our two last Letters And are

Fort William Honble Sir & Sirs

THE 15™. April 1765. Your most obed*. Humble Servants

J. Spencer.

C. S. Playdell.

R. Leycester.

George Gray.

P.S. — Since writing the foregoing the Prince of Wales has imported but
tho her Passage has been so tedious she has been fortunate enough by putting
in at different Places, and procuring proper Refreshment to bring the Recruits
on board her in extreme good Health. She parted with the Kent on the 29*^.
Ultio. under the Line intending to touch at your Presidency and We learn
by private Advices that she arrived with you the lOti^. Instant.

N". 100.

To THE HONBLK ROBERT PaLK EsQ».

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

The Syren Snow has safely imported with us, and We have received your
Letter by her of the 6ti>. Instant.

The Gentlemen at Fort Marlborough have made the same Application to
us, as you, for a supply of Rice, but being unable from the lateness of the
season to comply therewith We judge it proper to remark it to you for your
Government, in furnishing them till we have it in our power from the Return
of the proper Season.

We shall pay due Honor to the Bill you advise to have drawn on us, and
are with Esteem

Fort William Honble Sir & Sirs

22^. April 1765. Yonr most obed*. Hume, serves.

John Spencer.
C. S. Playdell.
Ralph Leycester.
George Gray.

No. 101.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President and Governor of Fort S''. George

ON THE Coast of Choromandel &c*. &c*. on behalf
OF the Right Honble East India Company.
Honble Sirs

I have by these to communicate to you my safe arrival here form Batavia
on the IS***. Curr*. as Counseller extraordinary of the Dutch East India Com-
pany, Governor & Director of the Coast of Choromandel instead of M^. 0. V.

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Jeylingen who according to his Desire has received his Dismission of the high
Council of India I desire therefore you to renew with me the Continuance of
Friendship between both our Nations and to be assured that I will never fail
on my Side to contribute what may be required to preserve the same; also that
nothing will be more agreable than to convince you that I remain

Negapatam Honble Sir

IN THE Fort 18 May 1765. Your most faithfull and most obed*. servant

P. S. Harsteen.

N°. 102.

To THE Honble Egbert Palk Esq«.

President and Governor &ca. Council
OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

We have been honored with your Letters of the 7*''. and IGt"^. Ins*, and
the Chief has received one from M^. Secretary Aldersey of the 15*ii.

Streeshalaputty has received his Advance the Troubles being as he says
at an End in the Mysore Country We fear this Delay may hereafter be urged
by him as an Excuse for not supplying the whole quantity of Salem Cloth
however your Honor &c^. may be assured of our utmost Endeavors to oblige
him as well as all the other Merchants to fulfill their Contracts.

The Sums of Pagodas 400 from M^. Langlois and of 1600 from M^. Law
advised of in M^. Alderseys Letter have been received & shall be brought to
account agreable to your Directions We have also received 3000 Pagodas from
Mr. Brouwer at Tranquebar which he could not invest in Silver to the South-
ward.

We have the honor to enclose you the Hamuldar of Chenamnaickpollam
and Nediaput his Account of the produce of the said Villages from the 16tii.
November 1764 to the %Q^^. April 1765 together with the Jamabundy or annual
statement thereof.

We have likewise the Honor to enclose the Cash Ace*. & Journal Parcels
for last Month, with an open Account Current of the Presidency with this
Factory, as the general Accounts cannot with propriety be closed, until We
hear how the Ace*. Curr*. agrees with your general Books. We are to request
the Favor of your Honor &&. to acquaint us therewith as soon as convenient.

We are with the greatest Respect

CUDDALORE HoNBLE SiR & SiRS

23". May 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servants

T. L. Smith.
John Calland.
Francis Jourdan.

List of Cloth on Hand.

Bales at Dyers . . . . . . . . . . 31

— at Washers . , . . . . . . 14J

— Beateis . • . . . . . . . . 51.

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An AOCOtTNT Jamabandy or Valuation of the produce of the Rents & Revenues of
ChennaMaxmckpollam & Nediaptjtt as near as possible from the
1»*. August 1764 to thirty first July 1765, Viz*.
Chennamanaickpollam.

Grain Lands

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Weavers fee*. Dutyes

Juncans

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l-fo. 103.

To THE HONBLE EOBERT PaLK EsQ«.

President & Governor Sic". Council
OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

We have duely received your Favors of the 9th. and 25*1^. Ultimo and shall
punctually follow your Orders regarding the Packers, as also what you write
us about the Manilha Stores.

In our Letter of the 21^*. of December we inclosed you an Indent of what
military Stores was wanted, and We thought would be of use in this Settle-
ment, and desired you would be pleased to let us furnish ourselves out of the
Stores received from Manilha, which if you think reasonable We hope you
will favor us with your Permission.

The Stock of Gunpowder now in Garrison being only Four Barrells, We
request you will order us a further supply as soon as possible, out of your
last Consignment there were three Barrells of it dust and unfit for use.

Our Serjeant Major of Sepoys has the Care of the Military Stores under
the Storekeeper, therefore We hope you will be so good as to order him his full
Pay which We before desired in our of the 2#5i. of March last.

We observe your Honor &c^. have appointed M^". John Davidson Second
of this place, and We are accordingly expecting him.

The Chief will take Care, and follow the Directions you were pleased to
give him, when any Disturbances happen in this Country.

The Ballance of our Cash being very low We beg you will please to supply
with 15 or 20,000 Madras Pagodas by the first opportunity, as We imagine
We shall be in Want thereof by the Time you can make us a Eemittance.

We have now found out the Eeason for the two Upparah Merchants acting
so misteriously as they did of late; by writing us one Thing and telling M'.
Dolben the Contrary Their Families being numerous, they were resolved to
divide them so that some might live here and supply us with Cloth, within
our Bounds, and the others remain at Upparah to provide Cloth for M^. Dolben
at Ingeram, and We hear he has made them some Advances for that Purpose,
as this Method may tend to the Advantage of the Investment in general. We
shall comply therewith tho their Behaviour to us on this Occasion has been
very vexatious, and We shall accordingly write M^. Dolben thereon, by which
We hope these Matters will now be entirely settled.

Inclosed We transmit you a Copy of a Letter We lately received from
M'. Lowe at Ganjam, with the Merchants prizes of Salempores, which on
Enquiry We find greatly exceeds what M^. Andrews used to pay for those
Goods, which were provided at the Eate of 54 Eupees pr. Corge for Cloth of
13-| & 14 Punjum, & We understand those Merchants are still indebted to the.
Company, for former Contracts with M^. Andrews, the Country there seems
to be very unsettled at present, Mr. Lowe having lately made a Complaint here
of some ill Usage he had met with from the Head Man of that Place, the
Chief upon which wrote to the Eajahs General who has the Care of that
District, and He has promised to remedy any Complaints in future.

We have made strict Enquiry about Salempores and they all assure us the
ordinary Sorts that used to be made here were no more than 13|- & 14 punjum,
We therefore desire to know if those Sorts would be agreable to you, as when
there is any Alteration it is very difiicult to settle the Prices with the Mer-
chants, as they are always endeavoring to take the Advantage of anything that
is new, please to order us another Muster of Salempores for what We before
received was sent to Ganjam.
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If your Honor &c^. think it necessary we would be willingly be favored
with your Directions, in what Manner we are to proceed in Case our Troops
&ca, from Masulipatam march for the Northward of this Place.

We have received the Stores consigned us by the Bristoll which were
agreable to the Bills of lading Captain Brodie deliverd us signed by himself,
he being in a Hurry in getting clear of the Vessells, in the Road, the catta-
maran Man went away without them, which he hopes you will excuse.

We are with the greatest Eespect

iVlZAGAPATAM HONBLE SiR & SiRS

12™. May 1765. Your most obedient hum^. Serves.

John Smith.
Wm. Barker.
^0 John Smith Esq«. Chief &c^.

Council at Vizagapatam.
Gentlemen

Agreable to your Orders of the lO^ii. March I have had the Musters of
Salempores examined by the Merchants & Manufactures here, and they are will-
ing to manufacture the same on the following Terms,

That they will make Salampores agreable to said Musters at the following
Prices.

Ordinary Salampores Rups. 60 pr. Corge
Midling Do. 65 ... .

That they must be advanced Money before hand to the Amount of the
Quantity to be made by them.

That they will take Goods to the Amount of half the Number of pieces
agreed for at the same Rate they were formerly sold here by M^. John Andrews.

That whatever Pieces shall be short either in Length or Breadth, of the said
Musters or any Difference in the thread or weaving are to be taken back by them
or else the Difference deducted from the settled price.

That they will give their ov^ti Security in writing for their Performance
of the said Agreement.

The ordinary Salampores Price is not equal on examining the Cloth which
they acknowledge, but alledge this Reason, that no body will make them alone,
as they are more troublesome and less profitable than the midling Sort.

Ganjam I am Gentlemen

April 23». 1765. Your most obed*. Humbe. Servant

John Lowe.

No. 104.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S''. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

Inclosed I have the honor to transmit you the Proposals, which have been
delivered me in Consequence of the Advertisement for reletting the Farms
dependant on this Place expiring the 31st. Instant, The Characters and Cir-
cumstances of the Persons they come from I shall here take the Liberty of
giving to the best of my Knowledge and Judgement.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 lOT]'

Maddala Eeddy and Gorrauze, Joint Renters of several Farms last year
with Condraigulloo Juggoo Puntaloo have always paid their Rents regularly
and bear good Characters, but as they were the principal Servants belonging
to the French Government, when this Place was in their Possession and are
now engaged in the same Service under the present Resident here for that
Nation, I submit it to the Determination of your Honor &c=i. whether it may
be proper to continue to them the Priviledge of farming any Countries depend-
ant on us, now the Fench are reestablished in these Parts.

Condragulloo Juggoo Puntaloo & Moosalanty Caumajee Puntaloo Ser-
vants of the Company who have been f aithfull and Assiduous in the Discharge-
of their Duty Are Men of fair Character, and in good tho not affluent Circum-
stances, have always paid their Rents regularly for the Farms they have held.

Condraigulloo Vencatarayloo son of the late Farmer of Nelley Pilley of
good Character and Circumstances.

I have not as yet received any Proposals from the Muglatore Rajah as he
is at Camp with Hussein Ally or from Bandar malanka, but expect them in two
or three Days, and shall forward them immediately on coming to Hand.

The To-svn of Yanam which was included in the Cowle for Nella Pilley
&c^. Towns is now to be restored to the French conformably to the Treaty of
peace, its annual Revenue is estimated at two hundred and fifty Pagodas.

I AM very respectfully
Masulipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

18™. May 1765. Your very obedient and most hum^. Serv^^.

John Pybus.

No. 105.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq^.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

We have received your Favor of the 4*ii. Instant together with the accom-
panying Bill of Exchange drawn upon us in your Favor for Current Pagodas
312. 18 Fan., being the Exchange settled at Bombay for 1000 Bombay
Rupees advanced to M^. Carfflen Neebuhr and send now by a Catamaran 312
Star Pagodas, 18 Fans, for the discharging of the said Bill, We understand
that by Current Pagodas you meant Star Pagodas, notwithstanding in that
Case the Exchange seems to us to be very high, should you have meant another
Sort of Pagodas of a lower Value, We shall expect that you will be so good
as to cause the Difference restored The following Letter to Major Call We beg
must be delivered to him. We have the Honor to be with the most perfect
Esteem

[Tranquebar Honble Sir & Sirs

20th. May 1765.] Your most obed*. Humbe. Serv*".

H. Albestiee.
J. H. Gillem Palk.
G. Huulbeck.
Obie.

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No. 106.

To THE HONBLE EOBERT PaLK EsQ».

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S^. George.
HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

Mr. Johannis Manuel of this Place begs me to give him this Letter of
Advice to acquaint your Honor &c^. that he advanced to me the Sum of 1500
fifteen hundred round Spanish Dollars for a Bill drawn by the Honble Govern-
or and Council of Fort Marlbro at sight on your Honor &ca^. in Favor of
John Herbert Esqr. by him sent blank indorted [>S«c] to me and by me filled up
in favor of said M^". Manuel payable to Chamur Sultan at Madras.

I have the Honor to be
Batavia Honble Sir & Sirs

16 March 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servant

James Burnell.

No. 107.

,To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq^.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

The Occasion of our addressing you by this present Conveyance of the
Snow Elizabeth Captn. Jacob Johnson is to advise our having this Day passed
the following Bills on your Honor &c^. Council, payable at thirty Days Sight
to the order of Capt^. Jacob Johnson payable in Madras, Value received of
Richard Wiatt Esq^. and the ovmers of the Snow Elizabeth.

Pags- 2,000 or ? 3,200 — —

1,000 ],600 — —

750 1,200 - —

To all which We beg you would please to shew accustomed Honor.

We remain
Fort Marlbro Honble Sir & Sirs

1st. April 1765. Your most obed*. hum©. Servants

Roger Carter.
Richard Wiatt.
Josh. Darvale.
Robert Hay.
Robert Nairne.
John Herbert.

No. 108.
^To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President and Governor &ca. Council

of Fort S''. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

1. We did ourselves the pleasure of addressing you under Date the 11th.
January, by the Speedwell Capt^. John Johnson and the 1st. April by the
Elizabeth Snow Capt^. Jacob Johnson Duplicates whereof go Numbers in
this Packet.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 109

2. Since this We have received your several Favors of the 18ti». Sept"^.
26 January and 13 March (the latter by the Admiral Watson Capfi. Blewit
who arrived here the 18*1^. Ultimo inclosing the sundry Papers agreable to the
List of the Packet).

3. The Earl of Middlesex, Capt. Henry Fletcher by whom this present
'Address goes after many unsuccessful Attempts to reach this Place, at length
happily arrived here the 2Q^^. Ultimo.

4. We have not been wanting in giving her all the Dispatch possible from
hence after She had provided herself with Water and other necessaries she
stood in need of.

5. Capt°. Fletcher has delivered here 544 Bags of Rice 34 Jarrs
of Ghee and 77 Bags Doll, being the Remainder of the stock he took in at
Fort William, when he sailed from thence last year to the French Islands for
the Maintenance of the Prisoners left there belonging to this Place, but as
Part of the original supply has been expended for the Use of other Passengers
he had on board not destined here We have thought it most eligible that this
Account should be left entirely to your Honor &c^. Council to settle with
Capt°. Fletcher upon his Arrival at Madras.

6. He has also laid before us an Account for victualling the above Pri-
soners which We have paid to CaptJ^. Fletcher but as our Treasury is now lowe
We have given him a Bill for the same on your Honour & Council for Pagodas
1155 — 7 — 10 Copy of the Bill We now inclose your Honor, as part of the within
named persons are gone to other Parts of India that you may be able if you
think proper to recover their Respective Amount of the Charge.

7. Captii. Fletcher would also have presented us with another Account foi
victualling part of his Majestys 84*^'. Regiment whom he received on board at
Batavia, but as We judged that the Expences incident to the transporting the
Kings Troops more immediately fell under your Consideration We have agreed
to refer it to your Honor &c^. Council.

8. The Middlesex iipon her Departure from Batavia left there the Duke
of Richmond Capt^. Legeyt, The Duke of Gloucester Capfi. Burdett and Earl
Elgin Captii. Cooke hound to Canton The Soleby & Beckingham for this
Place from Madagascar were likewise there.

9. Inclosed you will please to receive our annual Indent, with which we
beg a Compliance as opportunity may offer.

10. Copy of Captn. Fletchers sailing orders you will please to receive
likewise.

We are
Fort Marlbro Honble Sir & Sirs

Pmo May 1765. Your most obed*. Humble Servants

Roger Carter.
Richard Wyatt.
Joseph Darvale.
Rqt. Hay.
» - Robert Nairne.

John Herbert.
Hew Steuart.
John Guild.
P.S. — We have further taken the Liberty of- drawing on your Honors Six
hundred Doll^. or three hundred and seventy five Pagodas payable to George

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Stratton Esq', value Received of Hew Steuart Esq^. another Bill to Andrew
Ross Esqr. or twelve hundred and fifty Pagodas, value received of Rich*.
Wyatt Esq"^.

Roger Carter.
RicH». Wyatt.
Joseph Darvale.
RoRT. Hay.
Robert Nairne.
John Herbert.
Hew Steuart.

Salt

Indent of Sundries wanted at Fort Marlbro.

.. Garce 20 twenty Garce.
wine Pipes 10 Ten pipes.

Roger Carter.

RiCHD. WlATT.

Joseph Darvale.
Robert Hay.
Robert Nairne.
John Herbert.
Hew Stewart.
John Guild.

Indent OF Wares wanted from Madras poe the year 1766.
Chintz White Ground fine . . ... . . Cor. 1 10

Midde. . . 3 —

red Ground
Palempores large
small

MmiARY CliOATHING

Coats, (Serjeants Infantry
D°. Artillery

Coats Corpcral Infantry
D°. Artillery

Coats Bombadiers D°.
D". Gunners
D°. Drummers ...

jy. Fifers

D". Matrosses

D°- Centinels Infantry . .

Sepoy Cloathing

Coats Havildar . .

Coats Nay

D°. Centinels

Military Slops
Shirts

Breeches Gingham
Waist coats D".

2 —
2 —
1 —

12
3
8

20
8
4

57
200

11
15

500
500
500

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111

Hospital Slops

Beds 300

PiUows - •• 200

Quilts 300

Long Drawers 300

Banyans 300

Caps 300

Ginghams viz. Striped fine 4 Gorge

Midling 2

ordinary . . . . . . • • 6

clouded fine . . . . . . . . 2

Handkerchiefs Pulicat fiae . . . . •■• . . 2

Midling 2

ordinary ... • . . . . . 4

Long Cloth Ordinary white . . 30

Salempores Midling white ^0

D". Hiding Blue - 20

Long Cloth fine white @ 8 P^ p'. p'. . . • • 10 P^

@ 10 p=. p^ P= 10 FK

at 12 P= 20 P^

Long Cloth Midling white 60

Fort Maklbro Roger Carter.

.Pro. May 1765 Rich". Wyatt.

Josh. Darvalle.

RoRT. Hay.

Robert Nairne.

John Herbert.

Hew Steuart.

Ordered to be complied with in Consultation.

30*1'. May i765, W^. Aldersey

Secty.

No. 109.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq®.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

I beg leave to acquaint you, that I a long a Time since Addressed the
Gentlemen at Vizagapatam requesting to be favored with an Account of the
Upparah Merchants Ballances, that I might make the transfer pursuant to
your Honor &c^^. Commands, and I have hitherto waited in hopes of an
'Answer, not doubting but your Honor &c^^. Letter to them on this Subject
would have induced them to a Compliance with the orders you had been
pleased to send them. It is with a painfull Concern I am obliged to acquaint
you it has not had that Effect but that the Gentlemen have been delaying Time
for no other purpose but to consider Ways and Means to avoid putting into
Execution the orders they have received at last I am favored with a Letter
from them Copy of which waits on your Honor &ca. enclosed. I humbly beg
leave to observe that what these Gentlemen have advanced is without any

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Foundation for it is well known that Cota Chumbadoo & Deum Balliahs
Families are so far from being numerous, especially the latter s that both these
Merchants have always acted in Partnership and under one head of Cota
Chumbadoo and Deum Balliah in the Companys Books, brought in both to-
gether the proportion of only one of the other Merchants, and I understand
by their Letter they intend to join in partnership Cota Chumbadoo Son and
Deum Balliahs Brother in Law, he having only one son who is sick, had
the Gentlemen proposed this Expedient, by all the Upparah Merchants whose
Families are all at least as numerous, as those they have mentioned it would
have given Room for a Belief that it was for the Advantage of the Investment
in General, but instead of which they have only acted in this Manner, by Cota
Chumbadoo and Deum Balliah because I have already entered into Contract
with them, and made them some Advances, and without this Expedient they
thought they must be under the necessity of making a transfer of their Bal-
lances, had 1 not entered into Contract with these two people, who were repre-
sented as the most averse of any to contract with m,e, and rather than which
would leave their Habitations and dwell in the Eajahs Country it is evident
the Gentlemen would have endeavored to contract with all the Upparah Mer-
chants, and would have given for their Eeasons for employing them that they
were unwilling to enter into Contract at Ingeram, it must be considered as the
Case now is, that at present I employ only two Upparah Merchants, namely
Lackum Chittee Pattisum, and Cota Chumbadoo & deum Balliah the Contract
of the two last being only equal to Pattisums, and that therefore I cannot help
dissenting entirely from the Opinion that the divids. of Families can in any
shape be for the good of the Livestment in General, on the Contrary it appears
to me that in that Case both Divisions will thereby be rendered incapabable
{sic] of fulfilling their their [sic'] Agreements, and if they have already acted
a double part it is giving them I think too much Eoom to do so in future, as
their Families are now, Cota Chumbaddo has been only able to contract for
one hundred, and Deum Balliah for sixty Bales of which none is yet come in,
they waiting I am apprehensive to see which Way Matters may terminate and
whose orders they are really to follow, it is my Duty to acquaint your Honor
&c^. that they are really incapable of trading to both places.

As there is a small Factory House at Upparah at present occupied by some
Vizagapatam Servants as Peons &&. and which would be of service in the
Business of the Investment, I request your Honor &c^. will be pleased to give
Directions to have it deliverd to me, for the above purpose.

The Disturbances in these parts have been some hind^. to the Investment,
which being happily subsided, I have ye. Honor to acquaint you that the
Callicoes now come in as fast as can be expected, & that therefore by the End
of this Month I shall be entirely out of Cash, I therefore humbly request a
further Supply.

At foot hereof is an Account Cloth on Hand. I have the Honor to be with
the greatest Respect

Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

21^. May 1765. Your most Humble & most obedient Servant

George Dolben.

Account of Cloth on Hand.

At the Wash.

Long Cloth Ordy . . . „ . . _ .,. 2140

Ditto Midling .. .. .. .. .. 1315

Ditto Fine . . . . ... ... . . 482

Pieces . . 3937

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To Mk. George Dolben

Resident at Ingeram.
Sib

The Honble the Governor and Council of Fort S*. George have acquainted
us that they had sent you Copies of the Letters We had wrote them regarding
the Upparah Merchants, and they have also sent us a Copy of your Letter in
answer to them by which We observe those Merchants have acted a double part
by telling you one Thing, and writing us the contrary and the only Reason We
can find for their acting in this Manner is their Families being very numerous,
their Intentions were to divide them that two of them Cota Shambidos Son,
Bussavapah & Deam Ballys Brother in Law Muttoo should come and live here,
and furnish us with Cloth within our Bounds, and the rest of the Families
should remain at Upparah, and provide you with Cloth at Ingeram, and We
hear you have advanced them Money for that Purpose, as this will be for the
Advantage of the Investment in general, We last Night wrote the Governor
and Council we should comply therewith notwithstanding the Upparah Mer-
chants Behaviour to us on this occasion has been very vexatious We also
acquainted the Governor & Councill that We shall write you the same by which
We hoped this Affair would be settled, we therefore desire you will acquiesce
accordingly therein, as We don't see it can be of any Detriment to your
Investment.

We are

ViZAGAPATAM SlB

IS"™. May 1765. Your most obedient hum^. Serv*8.

John Smith.
William Barker.

No. 110.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President & GovER^foR &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

The Kent has safely imported with us, and We have received by her your
Lettersof the 20^^. Ultimo, to which we shall hereafter reply, the Purpose of
this being only to advise you of Lord Clive's Arrival, and that he has taken
upon him the Government of this Presidency, agreably to the Companys
Appointment; and further to accompany an Extract from their last General
Letter which We transmit for your Information, as the Committee therein
mentioned will be immediately formed.

Duplicate of our two last Letters now wait on you and We remain with
Esteem.

Fort William Honble Sir & Sirs

B™. May 1765. Your most obedient humble Servants

Olive.

W". B. Sumner.
Cs. Playdell.
John Johnstone.
Ralph Leycester.
J. Burdett.
George Gray.
Fras. Sykes.

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No. 111.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaXK EsQ».

President & Governor &c'^. Council

OF Fort S'^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

The Rajah of Muglatore having sent me his Proposals for renting the
Countries he holds of the Companys in Consequence of the late Advertisement,
they now come under Cover, His Character, situation and Circumstances are
so well known that I need say nothing of them here.

You will likewise be pleased to receive the Proposals, which have been
sent me from Bandarmalanka, Moosla Contee Vencataramdoo, the person they
came from rented the Island in 62 & 63 and is a person of fair Character.

Mr. Whitehill having some particular Business to transact at Madras,
which requires his presence, has desired of me to request your permission to
proceed thither.

There is a Ballance due at Bandarmalanka from Conkesha Narsoe one of
the late Merchants of P^. 669 — 27 — 37 which Mr. Whitehill acquaints me he is
afraid he shall not be able to recover. He is not employed in the provision of
this Years Invest*, and I have given M'. Whitehill particular Directions
to make use of every Means in his Power to secure the Payment of his Debt to
the Company. I am very respectfully

Masulipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

31st. May 1765. Your very obedient and most hum^. Serv*.

John Pybus.

No. 112.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President & Governor &c*^. Council

of Fort S'. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

I have had the Honor to receive your Commands, p'. Brittannia with
Eighteen washing Stones, and I have also received the twelve from Bandar-
malanka.

I shall be carefuU to observe your Honor &c^. Orders in being upon my
Guard as much as in my power, when I apprehend any Troubles, We indeed
suffer many Inconveniencies from our inland Situation, and to embark any
Goods from Nellapillee is always a work of Time, Doneys not being always
procurable and the Distance from the Bar ten or twelve Miles, add to which
the Doneys cannot go down Nellapillee Creek, but at spring Tides wherefore
it would be very convenient to have a warehouse on the Island of Ellicatippah,
which is near the Bar, where the Bales might be transported as the Cloth is
cured which would then be in Readiness for embarking at a short Warning,
the Bales being likewise very liable to be damaged from the Rains in their
long passage, down the River in the Month of August, it sometimes happening
that they are five or six Days before they get on board.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 11&

I beg leave to enclose your Honor &c^. a Letter I have received from
Mr. Stonhouse requesting the Allowance of a pallanq^. on account of the Dis-
tance he is obliged to walk to the sorting Godown as well as the washing
Godowns being at Nellapillee where all the Cloth is cured, I have the Honor
to be with the greatest Respect

Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

28™. May 1765. Your most humble & most obedient Servant

George Dolben.

No. 113.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq*.

President & Governor &C'^. Council

OF Fort S*. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

We have been favored with your Address of the 30*i». Ultimo and beg
Leave to observe to your Honor &c^. that had the Advances been made to our
Merchants sooner, it would not in the least have forwarded our Investment,
the General Consternation & Alarm of the Country from the Apprehensions
of Nizam Allys Approach was then so great, that the Weavers could not be
prevailed upon to follow their occupation, being wholly taken up in securing
themselves and Effects, however your Honor &c^. may depend no Endeavors
of ours shall be wanting to make our Merchants exert themseves.

The Advertisement you enclosed us has been published and fixed up at
several Places in the settlement and we shall spare no pains in detecting such
base Coin, and the utterers of it.

We have the Honor to be with great Respect

Honble Sir & Sirs
CuDDU=. 7 Jv^. 1765. Your most obed*. humb^. Servants

T. L. Smith.
John Calland.
Francis Jourdan.
List of cloth on hand.
Balea at Washers . . . . . . . . . . 46

D°. at Bsaters . . . . . . . . . . 6J

T)o. at Dyers . . . . . . . . . . 94

Bales . . 145}

No. 114.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S"'. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

We have received your Honor &ca. Favor of the 30tJi. May accompanying
a Representation from the Nabobs Renter of the Chellumbrum Country.

1765--15A

116 Records of Fort St. George

We cannot help thinking he must have been misinformed, for if the whole
Grain that has been imported here for some Time past had not paid Juncan
it would not have amounted to half the sum he mentions however We have
order 'd Enquiry to be made into it, and also acquainted the said Renter that
if he can point out any Chitties &c^. that have refused payment of the proper
Duties We will oblige them to make it good. We have the Honor to be with
much Respect.

CUDDALORE HONBLE SiR & SiRS

7™. June 1765. Your most obedient humble Servants

T. L. Smith.
John Calland.
Francis Joubdan.

No. 115.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ*.

President and Governor &c*. Council

OF Fort S'^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

We have been lately favored with your Honors &c^. Letters of SQtii.
April and 14**1. Instant, and agreable to your Orders we herewith enclose you,
your Account Current with this Settlement to 30*1^. April last, as well as the
other Accounts for that Month, We take the Liberty again to remind you for
a farther supply of Cash as you will observe by the Ballance of last Months
Account we shall be soon in want of it.

As to the Merchants the Dutch again make Application for. We are to
acquaint you, the first of them Moepody Chitty Jagaya by their own Account
went and settled at Pondamarka, but since the Family is removed to Wattarra
in our Bounds this Mans Father owes the Casimcotah Tawsdar Rupees 30,000
besides We hear he owes our Rajah Chitteram Rauze a great Deal of Money
that if we should deliver him up to the Dutch We should certainly disoblige
them, which may be attended with bad Consequences this Man is now as much
in the Country or about Pondamarka as he is in our Bounds, where they might
take him if they thought proper, but we imagine they would rather that we
should quarrel with the Rajah than they, as to Tammina Jagoenaykeloe, he
lives here but often travels about the Country where they might likewise lay
hold of him if they pleased, he was as We are informed at Bimblepatam llt^i.
April 1764 and staid there four Days, and in that Time they never made any
Attempt to molest him, or did they say anything to him about the Debt they
now mention although he was then in Company with many of the Dutch
Companys Black servants, neither of these persons can be of any Detriment
to our Investment, as they are no ways concerned in it, nevertheless We appre-
hend you will rather give us orders, to make them quit our Bounds than to
deliver them up to the Dutch, and We shall be attending your Directions
accordingly.

As to Nalamala Narsimcole We know nothing about him, and as they say
he fled to Visenegaram they ought to apply there for him.

We observe you had appointed M'. Rain a Surgeon, and we shall pay
him agreable to your Honors &c^. Directions.

Lieutenant Cartledge has applied to us for Pag^ 5 pr. Month House Rent
We therefore desire you will please to acquaint us if We are to pay it.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 117

We have had a great deal of farther talk with our Merchants regarding
the price of Salampores and they really assure us they cannot deliver those of
13^ Punjums of 32 Coy^. long and tv/o Coy^. 5 Inches broad for less than
Madras Pagodas 14^ p''. Gorge and those of 14^ Punjums of the same Length
and Breadth not under 16 Madras Pagodas pr. Gorge, and that is the utmost
we can bring them to, finer Sorts they cant make, but at an Exorbitant Price.
We shall therefore wait your Honors &c*. orders what Quantity you will please
to have of each sort.

We are with the greatest Respect

ViZAGAPATAM HoNBLE SiR & SiRS

30™. May 1765. Your most obed*. and most hume. Serv*.

John Smith.
W^. Barker.

Cloth on hand.
At the Wash

L.C.O. .. .. .. . . C°. 212

L.CM. .. .. .. .. 96

L.CE .. .. .. .. 55 10

363 10

In the Warehouse.

LC.OW. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58-7

LCM.W. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 12

L.C.E.W. .. .. .. 18-14

125 13

Coige 48!! 3

No. 116.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ».

President & Governor &c^. Council
OF Fort S'^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

1 have the Honor to transmit you the Accounts of thk pmce for last Month
and I request your Honor &c^. will be pleased to send a Supply of Gash, for
the service of the Investment.

I have the Honor to be with greatest Respect
Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

2». June 1765. Your most hmnble and most obedient servant

George Dolben.

No. 117.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq*.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort 8"^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

1 have received your Commands of the 28*. Ultimo advising that you have
been pleased to accept the proposals of Condraigulloo Jugoo Puntaloo, and

118 Records of Fort St. George

Mooslacontee Caumaujee Puntaloo for renting the several Farms therein men-
tioned for five years, who have accordingly taken upon them the Management
of them, and you may be assured it shall be my particular Care to attend ta
their Conduct and I have no Reason to doubt but they will give satisfaction
in the Charge they are entrusted with, and do their best Endeavors for the
Improvement of the Lands that they may be found to have deserved, the
Confidence you have been pleased to repose in them for which they beg leave
to return you their most respectfull Thanks.

Inclosed I have the Honor to transmit you the Accounts of this settle-
ment for April which should have waited on you sooner but Indisposition pre-
vented it. You will likewise be pleased to receive in obedience to your orders
an Account Current, with your presidency ending the 30ti». of last Month.
I am very respectfully

Masulipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

11™. June 1765. Your very Obedient and most humble Servant

John Pybus.

fo. 118.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esqr.

President & Governor of the Coast of Choromandell &c^. &c*. Sic^.
and Gentlemen of the Superior Council
AT Fort St. George.

HpNBLE Sir & Sirs

I have in due time been honored with your Favor of the W^. Ultimo,
and agreable to your Orders, I now send inclosed the Accounts of silver pur-
chased, the Account of Tin, with an Account Current of Money received, and
disbursed, and the Remainder sent to John Lewin Smith Esqr. Chief at Cudda-
lore I have also forwarded to the said Gentlemen the last silver I had remaining
in two Bags Dollars 1207 half Dollars 206 different pieces of silver Coin 314,
weighing 159^ whole Dollars, the whole is 1469^ Dollars. I hope your Honor
&ca. will find the Accounts Right and Honor with your Approbation, I have
the Honour to be with the greatest Respect

Tranquebar Honble Sir & Sirs

6™. June 1765. Your most obed'. and very obligs. humbe. Servant

Christian Brouwer.

No. 119.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President and Governor &c^. Council

of Fort S'. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

We have been favored with your Letter of the 14*1^. Instant and have
now the Honor of transmitting you the Covenants executed which were en-
closed therein.

We have received a petition from Mahomed Asharaff one of the Companvs
Merchants, representing that a House belonging to him at Cuddalore has been
made use of as a Magazine, since the Reestablishment of this settlement

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 119

which he now requests to have returned, and an Allowance made him for the
Time it has been taken up by the Company which "We take the Liberty of
referring to your Honor &c^.

Mj. Brower of Tranquebar has remitted in Pagodas two thousand one
hundred and fifty four, twenty six fanams forty Cash 2,154-26^0 (being a
Ballance of the Honble Comps. Cash, which remained in his Hands).

As the Musters of Succatoons & Salempores Blue are not yet come to hand,
We beg leave to remind your Honor &c^. of them.

Our Cash Account and other Monthly papers, wait on you herewith and
are with much Respect,

CUDDALORE HONBLE SiR & SiRS

22^. June 1765. Your most obed*. Humbe. Serves.

T. L. Smith.
J. Calland.

Fs. JOURDAN.

List of Cloth on Hand.

At the Washers . . . . . . . . . . 83

Beaters . . . . . . . . . . 5|

Dyers .. .. .. .. .. 134

No. 120.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQK.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S''. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

In our last under Date the 6*^. Instant of which a Duplicate is herewith
enclosed, We acknowledge the Receipt of yours of the 20th. Ultimo We have
since received your Letter of the 7t'». Instant and are now to replv to tiiem
both.

The Gunpowder landed by you from the Kent was consigned to Bombay
and not to us, and amounts p^. Invoice to £343-10-1 for which sum you will
please accordingly to credit that Presidency.

We learn from the Commander of the ship, that the Cases of Tinplates
you also purposed detaining could not be got at before she left you.

The Amount of the Dollars which you purchased of Mr. Sumner for the
Assistance of the China Trade has turned out in our Mint Arcot Rupees
(99437. 2. 9) for which we have therefore debited you, and in order to assist

120 Records of Fort St. George

still further this Branch of the Companys Business, from the Eepresentation
in your last Letter, We shall duely Honor any Drafts you may make on us
to the Amount of four Lacks of Rupees, We are with Esteem,

Fort William Honble Sir & Sirs

28™. May 1765. Your most obedient humble Servants

Clive.

Wm. B. Sumner.
C. S. Playdell.
Fra8. Sykes.
Ealph Leycester.
George Gray.

No. 121.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esqk.

President and Governor &c^. Council

ofFortS'^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

Our last bore Date the 7*^. April since when We have received your Favors
of the 7th. and 20*^'. February 20th. March and 11*^. and 12th. April, to which
We shall now reply.

2. It affords us much satisfaction to find the Kent was arrived at your
place, and that the several transport ships for Bengal were all heard of.

3. On the first Instant We received a Packet from our Honble Masters,
via Bassorah, and now enclose an Extract therefrom for your Notice, by
which you will please to perceive We shall have four ships to return Home,
exclusive of the Kent which may be expected from Bengal.

4. On the 26th. April we dispatched the London to fill up upon the Coast
for Europe and the Calcutta left this Place y^. 15th. Ultimo with a full
Loading.

5. We are concerned to find our Letter of the 27th. Decemr. fell into the
Hands of the Morattoes, though we do not apprehend any bad Consequences
can ensue from it, as they are no Strangers to the Assistance We have offer' d
Heyder Ally Cawn, nor to our Motives for it. Our President has lately
received Letters from both those powers, acquainting him of their having
concluded a Peace, on Terms however very disadvantagious to the latter.

6. Our Honble Masters having thought proper in their Commands, p^.
Lapwing to abolish the select Committees at their several Presidencys We
shall not in future address you as a distinct Department.

7. These Vessels are for the service of Bengal River but are ordered to
touch at your place purposely to land our Packets for your Honor &c^. when
the Commanders are ordered to proceed to Bengali.

We are
Bombay Castle Honble Sir & Sirs

9™. June 1765. Your most obedient Servants

Chas. Crommelfn.
W". Hornby.
Chas. Waters.
Samuel Court.
R. H. Boddam.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 121

N". 122.

To THE HONBLE EOBERT PaLK EsQ*.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S''. George.

Gentlemen

1. The London Packet having received all necessary Repairs at this Port,
and being provided with Stores sixSicient for her Voyage We now dispatch her
to Sooloo and send in her the two Mallays that came in the Worcester from
Madras, Captain Alves has our Orders on his Arrival there to take on board
ye. Military Stores he had left, when he was appointed for Canton and in case
the Admiral Pocock should not have returned to that Place he is to receive
on board the London, as many of the Troops that were left at Sooloo as he
possibly can, and then to proceed without Delay to Fort S*. George.

2. We have reimbursed Capf^. Alves for the Charges of y^. London
Packet, at this Port, Ta^. 3050. 426 Bills of particulars deliverd to us by him
come enclosed. The Measurage and present of this Ship amount to Ta^.
2313. 291.

3. In the accompanying account of proffit and Loss on the Goods sent this
Year from Madras, it is to be observed that the Loss on Putchuck, Wax &
Cotton is owing to short Delivery and had the turn'd out Weight, the Loss
would not have been more than 780 Tales, These Deficiencies may be partly
owing to Theft on board the Ships at Whampo and in the Boats coming up to
Canton, but you will see by the Account of Deficiencies enclosed that the Num-
ber of pieces of Tin delivered short by Pitt Lord Hollond, an Worcester will
not account for the Loss of Weight by 22500 the Northumberland delivered her
whole Quantity in Tale yet was deficient in Weight 960 This we shoul imagine
must arise from the Difference of weighing between Madras and Canton.

4. As the Bill of lading for the Lord Hollonds Goods from Madras has
been omitted in the Packets sent here We beg the Favor that it may be for-
warded to England, We 'shall give Captain Nairn a Receipt for what We have
received and send home the Deficiencies, with a Duplicate of the Copy of his
Bill of Lading which was given to him at Madras.

5. Mr. Dalrymple requesting us to permit him to take his Passage, on
the Latham, as many Circumstances require his Return to England, we have
consented to his going on that ship. He informs us he has wrote fully to
Madras concerning the situation of Affairs at Sooloo.

6. We have not yet sold the Gold not being able to settle the fineness with
the Merchants, who pretend it is not more than 77 touch, in future if Gold is
sent here from your presidency we beg the Favor that you will cause all the
Alloy to be taken out, as there then can be no Room for Disputes, The Princess
of Augusta arrived here the 12^^. of last Month from Bencoolen, by the
Eastern passage, as the ship was vety leeky. Captain Baddison when at Batavia
petitioned the Council to let him take out the Cargoe, and have her Bottom
Examined, but the Dutch refused to give him any Assistance, he left that
place the Eleventh of November with the ship in a very bad Condition, making
nearly a Foot of Water an hour all the Passage from thence to Canton, she is
to be careen'd here, which we hope will not be attended with any Loss of Time
but that we shall be able to dispatch Captn. Baddison about the lO^h. of
March.

7. By the Green Teas being cheaper than was at first expected we shall when
the Gold is sold have nearly if not quite to load the Princess Augusta. The
state of our Affairs when she is dispatched will be no Money in the Treasurv
nor any Goods on hand, with Debts contracted at Canton and Macao on bond
at 10, 12 but chiefly at 13 pr. Cent p^. annum to the Amount of Tales 118,498,

1766—16

122 Records of Fort St. George

Enclosed is an Account of all the Bills we have drawn on you Gentlemen being
for Tales 47,854 which we hope will not be attended with any inconvenience,
We have received Tales 49,591 for Bills on the Court of Directors at 90 Days
Sight.

We have acquainted you in our Letter of the 8^^. of November, that we
had received the 5000 Pagodas lent by your Presidency to Shamier Sultan at
Eespondentia We have since received the Amount of Mr. Anthony Sadliers and
Messs. Claud Eussels and Anthony Ross Respondentia Bonds.

The Lord HoUond and Worcester will sail for England in three or four
Days, and the Earl of Lincoln in about a fortnight.

We are
Canton Gentlemen

Feb»"^. 5th. 1765. Your most obed*. hume. Serv^^.

Thqs. Fitzhugh.
Samuel Blount.
Nathai-. Garland.
Wm. Mackenzie.
Stephn. Devisme.
Thqs. Smith.
Mann Horner.
W**. Rous.

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123

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Weight ^ Invoice

fi NOKTHTJMBEBLAND
LBS.

OoTTON 480 Ba^ G'. W». 201.480

LB.

Tare 26 Each 12,480

L.B.

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Cotton 230 Ba^ G'. Wt. 93.302

Tare 26 Each 5,980

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Cotton 480 Ba=. G'. W'. 207326
Tare 20904

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Cotton 230 Ba« . G '. W*. 88607
Tare 8688

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lb.
but some that appeared like ^ Bales taring 27 an Allowance was made in
Favor of the Merchant.

lb.
The Tare of the L-i. Holland & Worcester was settled at 38 f Bale but
some of them coming up without Cords, proper Deductions were made on that
Account.

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Tin 4 Pieces deficient— Deficient in Weight 1300

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Tin deficient in Weight 960

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Wax D°. D° 160

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Grain Tin Deficient in Weight 207

Pepper D". D°. 9885

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No. 123.

To THE HONBLE EoBERT PaLK EsQ».

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S'^. George

Gentlemen

Our last Address to you was by the London' Packet. Duplicate of which
and other Papers by that Ship come enclosed.

Since her Departure the Plassey Schooner arrived from Bengal, with
Advices from the Governor and Council of that Presidency that they had
resolved to send to this place ten Lack of Rupees, on one or more ships, early
enough to be here in February so that we may now expect that supply every
Day.

We have been offered 125 Tales, for 10 Tale weight of Gold of 84 Touch
whichis the Average Fineness of ours accords, to the Invoice; but the Refiners
here declare it to be lower by six and seven Touch, the following Barrs have
been essayed by two people and we have taken the highest of their Essays
No. 1 Essay at Canton 75. Essay at Madras 81.1/4 No. 24 dec^^. 77, 89, 85^. We
shall still endeavor to find out other Methods of proving the Gold, but are
under the Necessity of selling it before the Princess Augusta goes to pay the
Ballances due to the Merchants; our supplies this year have just enabled us to
load all the ships of the season so that on the Departure of the Princess Augusta,
which will be about the 15*. of this Month our Debt will remain 118498 Tales
as mentioned in our last.

The Duke of Richmond, Duke of Gloucester and Earl of Elgin have lost
their Passage to China the two former are at Batavia, the latter fell to
Leeward of Fort Marlborough and was not arrived at Batavia the latter End
of December.

It is very probable, that We shall have fourteen ships to load next season,
reckoning two from Bengal, one from Bombay, Eigh[5zc] from England, and
the three ships that have lost their Passage To load these will require a stock
of 1400,000 Tales.

We are

Canton Gentlemen

S^. March 1765. Your most obedient Humbe. Servant.

Thqs. Fitzhugh.
Saml. Blount.
Nathi-. Garland.
W^". Mackenzie.
Steph^. Devesme.
Thqs. Smith.
Mann Horner.
Wm. Rous.

P.S. — We have sent two Pieces of Gold cutt from Bar No. 1 & No. 24 in
order to have them Essayed again least there should have been any Mistake
as the Difference between the Essays here and Madras, are so great.

On revising our Accounts since writing the above we find there will be
55000, Tales, remaining in our Treasury when all the ships Cargoes of the
Season are paid for, if the Gold sells for 40,000 Tales.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 129

No. 124.

To THE HONBLE EOBEET PaLK EsQ».

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

Mr. Lebeuf Ensign in the service of the Honble Company having been
first detained at Manilha a prisoner of War, and afterwards by a severe Sick-
ness until the sailing of the Vessel under the Command of Don Gaspar w^hich
arrived here a few Days ago, and being now necessitated for a small Trifle
of Money to defray his necessary Expences, and to pay his passage to Nega-
pat°». for which he sails in two or three Days, in his Way to Fort S*. George,
as I make no Doubt of its being agreable to you, I have therefore advanced
him Rix Dollars sixty two and a half for his Draught on your Honor &ca. and
which I have to beg the Favor of you to pay to Andrew Ross Esqr. or order,
by whom M^. Lebeuf s Bill & Letter will be presented, I have at present no
News worth communicatg.

I am with due Respect
Batavia Honble Sir & Sirs

21st. May 1765. Your most obedient humble Servant

James Burnet.

No. 125.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq".

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George
Honble Sir & Sirs

On the other side is' Duplicate of what I had the Honor to write you of
the 21st. Instant and this serves only inclose Copy of a Letter from Mr. George
Mildrum commander of the Honble Compys. Schooner Plassey setting forth
her being in Distress for want of a Foremast and Top Mast wherewith I
have furnished him as for the within [sic] Receipt amounting to Rix Dolls.
156 for which sum I this Day drew on your Honor &ca. in star Pagodas 78
payable at sight to Andrew Ross Esq^". or order which I doubt not you will
please to Honor . I am with Respect

Batavia Honble Sir & Sirs

23 May 1765. Your most obedient humb. Servant

James Burnett.
To James Burnet Esq".
Sir

I having met with a Misfortune of having our Foretop Mast, and Fore-
mast shivered with Lightning in such a Manner as they are rendered unservice-
able, I shall be glad of your Assistance in procuring me other Masts as soon as
possible, We being [sic] a packet from China, bound to Bengal on the English
East India Companys Affairs, I am Sir

Schooner Plassey
Batavia May 8™. 1765.

Your most humble Servant, Signed,
George Mildrum.

1765—17

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No. 126.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ«.

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S^ . George
HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

I have been honored with your Commands of the 4:^^. and 12^^. Ins*, and
forwarded to the Secretary yesterday five setts of the Covenants wh^^. our Honble
Masters have required to be executed signed in Duplicate to the Servants
belonging to this settlement, those to be executed by the Military officers have
been sent to Captain Hart at Rajamundry which shall be sent to you as soon as
they are returned to me.

The Muglatoor Rajah has frequently represented to me the Losses he had
sustained by the Depedrations [_sic'] committed by Sitteram Rauze in the
Countries he rented belonging to the Company, and as I often recommended to
him to address himself to your Honor &ca. on the subject as it was not in my
power to afford him any satisfaction, This, I learn from your Commands he
has now done in his Letter with his proposals for farming the Companys Lands,
and I have made him acquainted with what you have been pleased to deter-
mine concerning that Matter.

Mr. Whitehill promises his utmost Care, and Attention towards the
Recovery of the Debt outstanding from Coukesta Narsoe, but gives little Hopes
of the success, he begs Leave to return his Thanks for the Permission you have
been pleased to give him to proceed to Madras, which he purposes making
use of by the Vessell, which will be dispatched with what Bales can be got
ready by the Month of August, that they may be with you as early as possible
to assist in compleating a Cargoe for the East of Middlesex, as you have been
to recommend.

I have given the Notice you have been pleased to direct to Mr. Smith at
Vizagapatam and Mr. Lowe at Ganjam concerning the Tardiness of the
Tappies, between those places that they may take Measures for the more
speedy dispatch of Advices passing that Way.

Enclosed I have the Honor to transmit you the Accounts of this Settle-
ment for last Month, and am very respectfully

Mazulipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

26™. June 1765. Your most obedient humble Servant

John Pybus.

No. 127.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esqk.

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S'^. George

Honble Sir & Sirs

Your Favors of the 28 Ultimo and ¥^. Instant We duely received, and
agreable to your Directions We shall furnish our Garrison with the necessary
Stores, that is wanting out of the Manilha Stores.

We have sent Mr. Lowe at Ganjam the Parapraph \_sic'\ of your Letter
regarding the price of Salampores there.

As we are now favor' d with your Ultimate Resolutions as to the Upparah
Merchants, We have conformable thereto made over their Ballances to M^.
Dolben, and agreed with him, that he may trade as far North, as the Tonney

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 131

Country, which we take to be above thirty Miles of this side Upparah, and
this We think is agreable to your Directions, that he is not to trade in the
Tonney Country, so we hope we shall now have no further Misunderstandings,
on this or any other Account, tho' the Loss of five of our best Merchants, We
are afraid will not so easily be replaced, Your Honors &ca. may rest assured
we shall use our utmost Endeavors to procure as large an Investment as w;e
possibly can and as early.

We have given Mr. Dolben an order to receive the Factory House at
Upparah.

We must desire you will please to acquaint us, what We are to pay
Mr. Raine our Surgeon Monthly, as we can find no precedent here.

Our Cash is at present so low, that we cannot make the proper Advances
to our Merchants, we are therefore in hopes of a speedy supply, or our Invest-
ment must suffer for want of it.

Inclosed We transmit you the last Months Accounts for this Settlement
as als [sic] the ten Covenants executed as you was pleased to direct.

We have the honor to remain with the greatest Eespect.

ViZAGAPATAM HONBLE SiR & SiRS

23» June 1765. Your most obedient and most Humble

Servants

John Smith.
W^. Barker.

Cloth on Hand.
At the Wash.

L.C.0 242 11

L.C.M 112 8

LC.F 62 18

417 17

la the Warehouse

L.C.O.W. 16 17

L.C.M.W. 69 9

L.C.F.W. 28 —

108 6

Embaled Bas of

L.C.O.W. 462 69 —

Corge . . 595 3

No. 128.

To THE HONBLE RoBERT PaLK EsQ".

President and Governor &c^. Council
OF Fort St. George
Honble Sir & Sirs

I have received your Commands of the 4th. & 12th. Jngt and have the
Honor to acquaint you that the Gentlemen at Vizagapatam have made over
the Upparah Merchants Ballances amounting to Madras Pagodas one thousand
three hundred and twenty two, twenty three Fanams, and thirty three Cash
(1322-23-33) for which I have already credited account Current, Fort St
George, and have also received from them the small Factory House at that
place, as the Merchants Ballances are but very small and indeed some of them
now cleared, and as I am in great Want of Cash to advance ye. others I hope
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Your Honor &&. will be pleased to send a supply as soon as possible, I compute
there will be wanting to compleat this years Investment about forty five
Thousand (45000) Madras Pagodas.

I beg leave to assure your Honor &ca. that I shall exert myself to the
utmost in getting what Cloth I possibly can in Readiness for the Middlesex,
that it shall be dispatched as early as the Winds will admit and that the
utmost Frugality shall be used in Building the Godown, on the Island of
Elicattipah,

The two Covenants signed by me and my Assistant and duely attested
wait on your Honor &ca. enclosed. I have the Honor to be with the greatest
Respect

Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

26™. June 1765. Your most humble and most obed*. Servant

George Dolben

No. 129.

To THE Right Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President and Governor of Fort St. George
ON THE Coast Choromandel &ca. &ca.
on behalf the right honble royal
English East India Company
AND THE Council at Madras.

Honble Sir & Sirs

We have had the Honor to receive your Letter of the 18*1". Instant, accom-
panyed with a copy of what the Chief and Council of Vizagapatam directed
to you, We thank you friendly for that you have found our Demands concerning
ye. f rom Bimilipatnam, to Poenemarken, Vizagapatnam and Visianagaram fled
Merch*s. of the Company as just that upon these Fundaments and the Appear-
ance, that they not concern your Investment, you have been pleased to grant
their Returning to Bimilipatnam if required and to give them not the least
protection in your Bounds, which could elude our just Demands, to which
purpose you had already given the necessary orders, to your abovementioned
Agents at Vizagapatnam, nevertheless can we not regard this as equivalent to
an express order for delivering them up in our Hands and such single and
alone, as We think upon pretensions that the Rajah Sittaramarassoe and
the Casim Cotahs Tauusdar must have a great deal of Money since at present
nothing more is mentioned about the heretofore, or by Letter of 17^'^. Sep-
tember last formed Pretence for Mr. Smith Chief of Vizagapatnam of 5100
Rups.

We assure you Gentlemen that We will give you proofs of our Equity in
all Occasions and according to what the Matter will require, also that We are
ivith a high Esteem,

Negapatam Honble Sir & Sirs

IN THE Fort 26 June 1765. Your most faithfull and obed*. Servants

P. Hacksteen
&c*. Council at
Negapatam.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 133

No. 130.

To THE HONBLE EoBERT PaLK EsQ».

President and Governor &ca. Council
OF Fort St. George

HoNBLE Sirs

I sent inclosed some Accounts of the Companys Affairs at Sooloo, for your
Honors Inspection so that you may be able to judge of the properest Methods
to take for the Recovery of the Money all the Directions I received from
Mr. Dalrymple for enquiring into, the Companys Affairs at Sooloo. I like-
wise have here sent encl^. The large Pearl that M'. Dalrymple mentioned
in his Directions, I returned at Sooloo, as by the Inclosed Receipt and at the
same Time enquired for the Pearl, that Dalo AUimodin had but found, that
he had left Sooloo a iew Days before I arrived there from China, I being
obliged to keep my Bed on the Account of the Badness of my Heath [sic] : is
the Reason that I have not wrote more fully. We have heard no Account of
the Admiral Pocock since she left Sooloo the 2S^^. of Sept^. last Bound for
China. I beg leave to subscribe myself with due Respect

Ship London in Honble Sir & Sirs

Bimblepatam Road l^^. July 1765. Your most Humble and most

obedient Serv*.

Walter Alves.

To Captain Walter Alves
OF Ship London.
Sir

On your Return to Sooloo you will reembark y^. Troops and Stores, landed
there and proceed with them to Madras.

I have desired that the Galley might be delivered to Sarapodin, which
if not done when you return, if he is on the Spot you will do, you will inform
Capt^. Paina that he is to deliver to Sarapodin the Company's Champan and
the three Bales Handkerchiefs you will also deliver to Sarapodin the remainder
of the Iron and Nails, Com. Watsons Bill is enclosed for the above and the
Bale left at Sarapodins no. whose receipt you will take for these things, and
give him an Account of this Cost; if he should be at Balambanzan you will
just call on your way to Madras and deliver the above to him or whoever is
there on his Account.

A. Dalrymple.

Dated at Sooloo the 2'°. October 1764.

P.S. — You will take under the Convoy the Champan which went with me
to Balambanzan should he be desirous of going to Bencool". or elsewhere.

To Capt*^. Alves.
Sir,

You will herewith receive Irraels Pearl which is valued at 500 Dollars,
you will demand of him the Declaration and Receipt which he has signed by
me, you will inform Duto AUimodin that I have never been offerd for his
more than 1000 Dollars, for which Reason, I have carried it to England,
represents to him the Benefit it would be to have the Fellow to it which would
enhance the Value of it greatly so as both would be about 3000 Dollars which
is by one third more than worth separate, if D. Savapodin be on the Spot you
will apply to him on that Head in my Name and request him to use his

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Indeavors to get Allimodin to send the other and some more so as to compleat
the value of 6203 of .Eials which may possibly still satisfy the Company,
otherwise assure him all my Influence shall be used to make them insist on the
last Farthing.

You will let Sarapodin know the Chinese do not like the Colour of this,
and value it at most as worth 1500 dollars, this year is a bad year, I carry it
to England, as I dare say it will be worth more than in China.

You will enquire whether in Case it should be wanted the Sooloos would
pay any of their Debt in Timber.

In case of receiving the Pearl from Allimodin take y^. first opportunity
of sending it home to the Company, You will receive four Beaureaus for the
Sultan. I am, Sir:

Canton Your most obedient Humble Servant

isf. Janhy. 1765. A. Dalrymple.

AccotTNT of Sundrys belonging to the Honble Company left at Sooloo, by Alex"^-
Dalrymple Esq''- to be disposed of there by Dato Sarapodin to the best Advantage for
Account the Honble Company. Sooloo 22'' ■ March 1765.

Invoice of what is unsold in Dato Sarapodins possession.

Cos. Ps. Sp. Dolla.

A Red Handkerchiefs 10 to a piece 2 4 a. 40 Sp. Doll'«- f^ Gorge . . 90 — —

A D°- 8 to D°- 3 6 a. 551 183 — —

B D°- 10 to D°- 1 10 a. 43^ 65^ — —

C D"- 8 to D"- 5 15 a. 48 . . . . . . 276 — —

D D°- 8to D"- 2 a. 21 42 _ -_

Gorge 14 11 656 1 —
Cattys.

Iron 60 Bars fS'. 1237 a. 12^ Sp. Dollars f, pecul . . 154 i —

Nails of Sorts 398 a 108 | —

Spa. Dollars 919 \ —

Account Sales of the Honble Companys Handkerchiefs given to Dato Sarapodin by
Trungua a Chinese who sold them before Date Saropodin arrived at Soobo from Ralara.
bangan Viz'-

Cos. Ps. Rps.
of three different Sorts of Handkerchiefs viz. RAB 2 19 a. 400 fl Gorge 1180 — —

of ,. .. .. C— 10 a. 12 ^ piece 120 — —

of .. .. .. D 17 6 a. 54| ^ Gorge 1476 6 —

of sorts .. •• 2 15 a. 11-1/8 fi piece 650 — —

Gorge . . 23 10 Rupees 3126

14 11

38 01
Cos.
According to invoice should be 39 only accounted for deficient 19 p=-
of the sum 5426-6 paid by Teungua to Serapodin as p''- hU Reckoning . . 2100 — —

Remains due to the Honble Company by Teungua as p''. his Note paya-
ble on Demand, to Dato Sarapodin 1326 6

Rupees . . 3426 6

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 135

Dato Sarapodin has also under his care a Galley & Champan belongs, to
the Honble Company as p^. his Receipt.

These are to certify that Jo. Walter Alves Commander of the Honble
Companys Ship London, have requested Sultan Mahomed Ally Modin as a
Friend & Ally of the English Nation to use all his Interest with whatever
Prince of the Island of Magindanao has in Possession a Schooner named the
Squirrel belonging to the United Company of Merchants of England trading
to the East Indies and her Crew, a list of whose Names I subjoin in order to
get her restored to the Compy. and the Crew released to their Liberty, which
if he can possiy. effect, that he will deliver the Vessel or any part thereof as
also any of the Crew that he receives to Capt^. John Desplan, In Witness,
that I make the above Request in the Name of his sacred Majesty George the
Third King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King Defender of the
Faith and so forth, and in the Name of the Honble Company of Merchants
of England trading to the East Indies I have hereunto subscribed my Name
This 20th Day of March 1765.

The Names of the Crew are

Walter Alves. Lall Serakg

Abdalla Oareem (

i\/r I LaIBOI

Miguel Lascars. Cassim

Nanah
Gruah

Lascars.

Naran

No. 131.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq''.
President and Governor

OF Fort St. George.

Sir

The following is Duplicate of my last, when I recommended Dato Jaifir,
as the fittest Person to supply Saropodins place I forgot the intimate Friend
of Sarapodins D'Annoo, a very discreet Man, whose Father was treacherously
murdered at Barneoon an Embassy from Sooloo, the son has many Friends
at Pappall and most of the Inhabitants of Balabao and many of Palawan
are his Vassals he is equally distinguished for Intrepidity and meekness and
tho from not being able to converse with him as well as the other I cannot form
so good a judgment yet I imagine he would be a very proper person, for Sara-
podin 's Deputy or Successor, however he himself will be a better judge than
I can, tho should he recommend his Brother in Law Allimodin, he ought by
no Means to be accepted.

Before I left Sooloo I concluded a Treaty with the Sultan it is little differ-
ent from the former except in some Explanations, he is only provisinional \sic]
till the Company's pleasures be known and was only done to quiet some little
the Company's pleasures be known and was only done to quiet some little
jealousy which the Sultan had hinted.

It appears to me if a ship sails from Sooloo she should pass up as the
Neptune did along the Coast of Mindanao Negros Pany, Mindoro & Leizon
there is in general a strong Current setting to the Westward, and therefore
they should keep in with the Land & on that Account pass to the Eastward of
Roias where they have the Advantage of Tides & they must not be discouraged
by a few Days contrary Winds or Calms, pass to y®. South of Mindanao^ &
stand over to the East^. in a low Latitude till they are far enough to weather
the No. End of Leizon, making an Allowance for a strong Curr*. setting to the
Westd. this I conceive to be ye. worst Passage, but it is least known, I have a
promise of some Charts of the Navigation which if obtained Captn. Clais will

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give you Copies of — . I think the Royal Capfi. Passage by y^. N^. End of
Mindanao an improper one, for altho' I look on all he says about the 13 & 14
Knot Tides as Nonsense, yet should the Winds come far northerly after a Man
has got into the Latitude of 15 or 16 unless he is very far to the Eastv7<i. he
will be unable to weather ye. No. E. End of Leizon & if so, I think one might
be endanger'd of being delayd in that large Elbow which y®. E. Coast forms,
since that Case be obliged to continue till the Change of ye. Monsoon, If a ship
goes through this strait I would advise them pass through the Bocadera if not
far enough to the Eastward when in that Latitude.

I shall Embark to-morrow for England in the Latham where I shall be
prov'd of your Commands.

I am
Canton Sir

16™. January 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servant

A. Dalrymple.

No. 132.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ^.

President and Governor &ca. Council
OF Fort S'. George.
HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

I have the Honor to transmit you the Accounts of this Place for last
Month.

In niy Letter to Your Honor &ca. of the 26*^. past is an Error of twenty
Madras Pagodas; in the Upparah Merchants Ballances the sum therein speci-
fied being 1322—23—33 which should have been 1342—23—33 for which sum
I have duely credited Account Current Fort St. George, I have the Honor
to be with the greatest Respect

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs
Ingeram Your most humble and most obedient

the 6™. July 1765. Servant

George Dolben.

No. 133.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq*'.

President & Governor &ca. Council
of Fort S^ . George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

We are to acknowledge the Favor of your Letters of the 2b^'^. June and
4^^. Instant.

On receipt of the Musters of succatoons and Salempores blue, they were
shown to Botchy Chitty he having in the Month of March offered to contract
for them, but the lowest prizes he would accept, were for the first 42| |f Corge
and the latter 29 Pagodas, whereon we called before us in Consultation, the
other Merchants who desired Time to enquire concerning the same and were
directed to deliver in their Proposals, in Writing, accordingly yesterday they
attended, but the only persons, who offered to provide any Goods, of these

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 137

species were Streeshalaputty and Papa Chitty in Company with Bootchy
Chitty the former Streeshalaputty agreed to furnish the Honble Company
with the Succatoons, at 42^ F^. Corge and Salempores at 28:| by the first of
January 1766, which were the cheapest Terms offered, and the lowest for which
We imagine they can be procured, however as this exceeds those mentioned
to us by your Honor &ca. We were unwilling to come to a Determination
until We should receive your further Instructions which We therefore beg
Leave to request as our Honble Masters are desirous of having a few Gorge
of these kind of Goods to enable them to Judge whether they will answer in
Europe, We hope you will approve of our having advanced, two hundred and
fifty (250) Pagodas for the immediate Provision of a small quantity of each it
may not be unnecessary here to observe that the Length of the blue Salempores
are only 32 Covids whereas the brown before contracted for are to be 33.

The Muster of white Succatoons has not yet been sent to enable us to get
any for the Ship, under Dispatch, We are to entreat the Favor of your
immediately ordering it to be sent hither with the lowest Price you will permit
us to give for them, and even then We cannot take upon us to assure you they
will be ready in Time.

On Account of the Approach of the Middlesex Dispatch We have greatly
pressed the Merchants, and from our Representation of the Necessity of their
immediately delivering in Cloth they have promised to exert themselves, as
much as possible the Bales on hand m^ay be delivered early the next Month,
all that may be procured, after that Time shall be prepared with the greatest
Expedition, We cannot promise any certain quantity but you may depend on
our u^tmost Endeavors, on this as well as every other occasion.

Enquiry has been made and 2^ Pag^. pr. Month is in Consequence judged
a reasonable Rent for Mahomed Asharaffs, House as it was one of the largest
in Cuddalore.

M"". Baars the Dutch Resident claiming a priviledge of paying only 2^
^ Cent on all Goods belonging to or made for the Dutch Company as well
as many other Rights, and as his being permitted to make up Cloth here may
be detrimental to our Honble Masters Investm^^. We beg leave to request your
Honor &ca. will be pleased to signify to us how far the Rights of the Dutch
Company or their Resident at Cuddalore may extend.

Mr. Hutteman having petitioned on occasion of the Death of the late
Clerk who officiated under him without any Gratuity for an Allowance of
21 Pagodas P^. Month for another to be provided in his Room, to attend to
the Burial of the Military We take the Liberty of enclosing it for your perusal.
We have the Honor also to enclose the Monthly Papers of this Settlem*.
and to subscribe ourselves with the greatest Respect

Cuddalore Honble Sir & Sirs

18™. July 1765. Your most obedient humble Servants

T. L. Smith.
John Calland.
Francis Jourdan.

List of Cloth on Hand.

At Washers

41^

Beaters . . . . . . . . . . , . gj

Dyers .. .. .. .. .. ." 151

Embaled . . . . . . . . , . . . 4

Bales . . 257i

138 Records of Fort St. George

N°. 134.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ».

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort St. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

Under Cover you will be pleased to receive the several Covenants of the
Ofl&cers that Rajahmundry executed in two Copies.

As I have not a sheet of paper of any Sort remaining I must request youi
Compliance with my Indent for Stationary {sic) transmitted some Time since.

I received a few Days ago a Letter from Mr. Whitehill representing the
bad condition of the Factory House at Bandarmalanka, from which I beg leave
to communicate the following Extract ; since the Rains sett in part of the back
Wall of the Factory House is fallen down, and this Morning a piece of the
Wall over the back Door came down, and indeed I am very much afraid if
We get any heavy rains the whole House will be down and as to repairing
it is needless, for one part is no sooner done than another tumbles down, I
shall be glad of your Directions concerning it as well as Permission to build
a Cad j an House for the present. In consequence of this Representation which
I make no Doubt is a very just one, as the Foundation has long since way \_sic^
in most parts I have given M^. Whitehill Directions to build a temporary shed
with Palmeiras and Cadjans if he thinks it unsafe to live in the Factory which
there is great Reason to apprehend cannot stand much longer, as the Walls
are of unburnt Bricks and laid in Mud with only a thin casing of Brick and
Chunam, but I shall not set about any Repairs to it, as your Honor &ca, have
given one Reason to expect Mr. Call here very soon who on a survey of it will
be the best judge what ought to be done to it. I am very respectfully

Masulipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

18™. July 1765. Your most obedient and most humble Servant

John Pybus.

No. 135.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ».

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

I have had the Honor to receive your Commands of the 6*1^. Instant by the
Plassey Schooner with twelve Thousand (12000) Madras Pagodas for the
Service of the Investment here, the Schooner was detained as short a Time
as possible and sailed last Night for Visagapatnam.

I have the Honor to be with the greatest Respect

Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

THE 17 July 1765. Your most Humble and most obedient

Servant

George Dolben.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 139

N°. 136.

To THE HONBLE BOBERT PaLK EsQ».

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

Your Favors of the 22^. and 23^. have been duely received Mr. Dowset is
arrived and M^. Jour dan is preparing to set out for Madras, pursuant to your
Orders.

We shall lose no Time in procuring the Succatoons and so soon as the
Musters can be made they shall be sent to your Honor &ca.

It is not possible for us to determine the Rights the Dutch Company may
We [sic] have here as we have not the original Cowle or Books of Fort St. David
to refer to We however take the Liberty of forwarding to your Honor &c^. the
Copy of their pretensions as set forth in a paper from M'". Baars the Dutch
Resident to the Chief, also Copy of a Letter from your presidency, and will
only add as they take in Cloths of all Lengths their providing any here will
greatly interfere with the Provision of our Honble Masters Investment.

As we have sometimes Occasion for the S*. Davids Books We shall be
obliged if you will be pleased to order them to be sent hither by a future
Conveyance.

By several Advances made on Account of the Invest*, our Cash since the
closing of last Months accounts is nearly expended, We are therefore to request
the Favor of an immediate Supply to pay the Merchants, for the Cloth as
brought in.

We are

CUDDALORE HONBLE SiR & SiRS

27™. July 1765. Your most obed*. H'ble Servants

J. L. Smith.
John Calland. '
Robert Dowsett.
Francis Jourdan.

List of Cloth on hand.
Bales 48^ at Washers —
14 Beaters.
119 Dyers.
129 Embaled.

BaP. . . 310^

A BRIEF extract from the Cowle Granted by the King of the Country of
Gingy to The Dutch Company in the years 1654 & 1687 the original of which
is in the Secretarys office at Negapatam.

Article I^t. That we may trade in the Country under the Dominions of
Gingy in piece Goods, Indigo, Salt Petre, Grain, Slaves and in all things else
that we find necessary without any Hindrance, and to transport them to
Tevenapatnam, Porto Novo, Pondicherry, and other sea ports Town for
Exportation, for which we are to pay half the Duties only being 2^ p. Cent on
ail kind of Merchandises, and on Slaves we export to pay W Fanams a head, and
not to demand any thing from those that bring them to sale. The Custom house
people are not to search nor open any Bales or Bags or any other thing nor can
they form any pretensions on any Goods that are either landed or shipped off
whatever they are mentioned to be on Tripapuloor Pini Goods when carried
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140 Records of Fort St. George

to Tevenapatam, the old Dutys are | of a Fanam for 80 Patches more than
which shall not be demanded Further on every thing else we embark are to pay
2^ pr. Cent, To unload our Trade we may freight as many Boats and people
as We find necessary, without being obliged to apply for a License every Time
to the Custom house officers but they to aid & assist us in everything.

Article 2". All Goods that We may import at the ports of Sinsur
Tenagapatnam, Porto Novo, Pondicherry, & other convenient Places, if we are
willing to sale them we may freely unlade them and carry to our Factory or
Houses and dispose of them to whom We think properi without any Molesta-
tion or Hindrance being given to it — and the Custom house officers are not to
be suffered to search and open or count such Goods even if they be opened,
whether they be in Chests Bales or Casks but to receive the Account we may
deliver we on our part promise to give a just Account to the Custom house of
all we may sell, and no ways to diminish or under Rate their real Value, after
sold the Merchants to pay 2^ :^ Cent. We may likewise send our Goods into
the inland countries or Villages in charge of our own People to be disposed of
whenever We may think proper, without any let or Hindrance being given to
It, We to pay on all goods we may have to send 2-^- ^ C*. and the Merchants
at the places where they purchase from us will pay the usual Duties in such
Case and if we should not be able to dispose of them and be obliged to bring
them back to reembark We shall not be troubled to pay any Duties.

No. 137.

To THE HONBLE GeORGE PiGOT EsQ».

President and Governor &ca. Councill

OF Fort Sf. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

I wrote you by the Revenge enclosing the Cash Accounts of Manilha making
a Ballance of one hundred and eight thousand and six hundred and forty and
four Dollars in Your Favor.

Sixteen chests of treasure containing 129288 Rupees I shipped upon the
.Admiral Pocock Capt". Thomas Riddell for which you have here with the
Bill of lading eleven Chests containing 88,000 Rupees making up the Ballance
I shipped upon the Revenge for which Messrs. Stevenson & Jourdan received
Bills of lading from Commodore Watson.

Hitherto our passage has been very tedious and it gives me great Concern,
that there is an Appearance of our being forced to run to China by the way of
Sooloo as We are in want of fresh provisions and above forty of our seamen
sick, on our arrival there I shall take it upon me, to deliver the 16 Chests of
Treasure to the Companys Agents at Canton.

Capti. Riddell intends to make another Attempt for our Passage to
Batavia and I hope it will prove successful as it will give me great uneasiness
in getting so late to Madras which the Consequence of our going to China
must occasion. This comes by some of the Companys servants, who sail for
Batavia in a small Malay Boat I am in Esteem and Respect

Straits betw^. Borneo Honble Sir & Sirs

& PuLo LANT. Your most obed*. and most humb^. Servant

Daw SONNE Drake.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 141

No. 138.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQK.

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

We have the Honor to reply to 5^our Favors of the IS^'i. & 19*^. Ultimo and
6tii. Instant, We shall duely follovp the Directions you are pleased to give us
regarding the Dutch Merchants if any further Application should be made
£o us about them.

The Weight and Quantity of the Manilha Stores we sh^. soon transmit
you.

The Plassey Schooner arrived here the 17 Ins*, in the Evens, by v^hom
we have received your Consignment of Money and Gunpowder, agreable to the
Invoice and Bill of Lading enclosed she sailed again this Morning for Bengal
the Matrass Beng". Cotton left here sick from on board the lUocos, we sent
on her to join his Detachment and have acquainted the Governor & Council of
it.

By this Conveyance we enclose you the Accounts of this settlement for
last Month and we request your Honor &c^. will send us a farther supply of
Cash soon as We have already advanced the Merchants the greatest part of
what you have now sent us.

We have the Honor to remain with the greatest Eespect

Vizagapatam Honble Sir & Sirs

19™. July 1765. Your most obedient humble Servants

John Smith.
W^. Barker.

L.C.O.
L.C.M.
1,.C F.

484 1

Cloth on Hand.

At the Wash.

• •

279
132

In the Warehouse.

18
69
32

5
3

Embaled.

%o.

94
14

L.C.O.W.
L.C.H.W.
L.C.F.W.

109 8

L.C.O.W. .. .. ., .. 63gy 94 10

L.C.M.W.

70Ba8

142 Records of Fort St. George

No. 139. .

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ».

President and Governor &ca. Council
OF Fort Si. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

In our Address of the 27*'!. we advised you of our having occasion for an
immediate Supply of Cash and some being tendered us here, we have therefore
taken the Liberty of drawing on your Honor &c^. for two thousand Pagodas
in favor of Mr. John Turing at three Days sight which hope you will approve
of and are with great Respect

CUDDALORE HONBLE SiR & SiRS

1ST. August 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servants

T. L. Smith.
John Calland.
RoBT. Dowsett.

pRANS. JOURDAN.

No. 140.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq^.

President and Governor &ca. CouNcn.
OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

Inclosed you will be pleased to receive the Accou^^^. of this settlement for
last Month.

By a Letter lately received from M^. Whitehill I find that he expects to
dispatch to your Honor &ca. by the 20**1. of next Month, about an hundred
Bales, and purposes to send what more he m,ay be able to get ready by the
middle of September on another Vessell. He complains much of the iDack-
wardness of his Merchants in bringing in their Goods, I have wrote to them
on this subject, and they promise fair, alledging in Excuse for their late Remis-
ness the very unsettled State of the Country, till We took possession of Rajah-
mundy which made it hazardous to advance their Money to the Weavers, who
were in daily apprehensions of being plundered, I have the same Compl*. to
make of the Merchants here with Respect to the Chay Goods and they give
nearly the same Reasons in Excuse.

The Entrance of Nizam Allys Army into the Carnatic and the long stay
it made on the Borders of the Guntoor Country where the greatest part of the
Chay Goods are provided m,ade it unsafe to trust the Money which had been
advanced them, in the hands of the Weavers.

On setling Accounts with my Merchants, for the last years Investment,
I called upon them for a Refund of 10 '^ Cent, on the whole provision, on
Account the badness in Quality; and I still threaten them with enforcing the
Payment of it, in hopes it will induce them to exert themselves in improving
the Goods in Colour and Fabrick, Those they have already brought in seem to
be superior in both, to what provided last year, and I shall let them know
that the payment, of the refund I have demanded, will be submitted to your
Determination, which they can only expect, to be favorable from the atten-
tion they shall appear to have shewn to the Improvement of the Inves™*.

I am sorry to acquaint you that the Country this Way affords, a very
unfavorable prospect, to the poor Inhabitants and' Farmers, from the want of
Rain, which threatens a great scarcity of Grain the approaching season, by
the entire failure of the Crops, of small Grains, which are usually in great
forwardness at this time of the year.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 143

The Nabob (Mahomed Ally) being now in possession of the Fort and
Districts of the Ongole Rajah, it is necessary I should acquaint your Honor
&ca. that the latter is indebted to the Farmers of ,Nizampatam for the
Arrears of Rent due from him on Account of two Villages belonging to that
Circar which he formerly held from the Moor Government but was disposed
of by the French, and they were reckoned as part of the Nizampatam District
when that Country was first let out after we took the place but as the Ongole
Rajah had it much in his power, to be troublesome to the Inhabitants of the
several Villages belonging to that Cercir which bordered on his Districts, the
Farmer found it most eligible to restore them to him again on Conditions of
his paying for them the sum of Pag^. 200 annually by way of Rent although
much less than their real Value and on these Terms he has held them ever
since, but 'twas with Difficulty the Farmer could ever recover his Rent from
him and he now stands indebted on that Account as follows Viz*.

To the Estate of Meer Banker Farmer of the Nizampatam

Circar for the year 17(!3 .. .. .. MP^ 122 9 —

To Maddely Reddy Gerrauze and Jogue Pantaloo Far-
mers for 1764 ., .. .. .. 200 — —

MP^ 322 9 —

which being now totally irrecoverable from him it seems but reasonable should
be paid by the Nabob.

The Names of these villages are Vellagapoody and Davarum Paddo, and
from the best Information I have been able to get I find their produce in
Grain is estimated at about P^. 800 annually and in Salt near twenty thousand
Rupees if the year proves favorable, but the Charges on making this Article,
and the Inhabitants share of the Grain with the customary Fees of the Zemin-
dar, Despondee and Muzmadar are to be deducted which may amo*. to seven
or eight thousand Rupees, I have enquired of the present Farmers of that
Circar what they are willing to give for those Villages but they seem totally
averse to taking of them at any Rate, alledging that as the people necessary
for manufacturing the Salt are only to be procured from the Ongole Districts,
and that by Force, they should not be able to manage that Business, they there-
fore request only that the annual Rent they were left at to the Ongole Rajah,
of Ps. 200 may be paid them by the Person whom the Nabob may put in charge
of that Country, or deducted from the Amount of their Cowle for that Circar,
and as I have no hopes of finding any one here willing to take those villages at
Rent, your Honor &ca. will no doubt settle with the Nabob the terms on which
they are to remain under his Management,

I have the Honor to subscribe myself most respectfully
Masulipatm. Honble Sir & Sirs

31st. July 1765. Your very obedient & most humble

Servant
John Pybus.
List of Cloth on Hand
at Bandarmalanka.
LC.O. .. .. .. .. .. 1666 Pieces.

L-C.M. .. .. .. ,, .. 1138 D°.

LC.F 614 D°.

3418 Pieces.

I.Z.Z.S. .. .. .. .. .. ._ 137 D"

at Masulipatam.
Chay Goods of different Sorts 1200 D°. Brown.

144 Records of Fort St. George

No. 141.

To THE HONBLE RoBERT PaLK EsQK.

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

I am honored with your Commands of the 23^^. Ultimo the Eeason of the
sorting Table and Bale' Horses appearing to your Honor &ca. to be high
charged is because I was under a Necessity of purchasing what Timber and
Plank I had, occasion for on my Arrival from the Dutch there being none to '
be procured in this Neighbourhood, on account of the Troubles then subsisting;
but I beg leave to assure your Honor &ca. that 1 shall be very attentive to make
every Charge as low as possible, and those that you have been pleased to take
Notice of would not but for the above Eeason "which was unavoidable have
been charged so high.

The Accounts of this settlement for last Month and a set of Books cloeed
to the last of April 1765 wait on your Honor &c^. I have the Honor to be with
the greatest Eespect.

Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

4™. AuGT. 1765. Your most humble and most obedient

Servant

George Dolben

No. 142.

I n THE Honble the President & Council

FoRT Sf. George

Fort William
OR Bombay.
Honble Sir & Sirs

The Honble Court having last season taken up two ships the Buckenham
Capfi. Mallcok & Solebay Capt". Eichardson for a Voyage to Madagascar,
to procure Slaves for the use of this settlement, they arrived here the 8^^h_
Instant upon adjusting accounts, with the respective Captains they have
refused the Eepay*. here of the sum of two thousand five hundred Pounds
sterling which the Honble Court advanced them in England alledging that
they do not find themselves obliged by their Charterpartys to refund that sum,
and that they apprehend it was paid their owners in Consideration of the
Voyage, on perusing the Charter Partys, We do not find them so distinctly
worded as not to afford some Eoom for Altercation, The Honble Courts Direc-
tions to us are very explicit, but as We could not procure the Eepaym*. with-
out seizing the Ships and Cargoes, the Captains really not having Money
sufficient to defray their Expences, we do not think it for the Companys In-
terest, to take such a step, the only Method therefore that we had to pursue
was to protest against the Captains and their owners, for this default of their
.\greemts. and to refer the procuring Satisfaction to the Honble Company
or their Agents at any place, where the same may be recovered by due of
Course of Law, it is for this purpose We enclose to your Honor &ca. Council
the following papers.

1st. The Charter party of the Ship Beckenham.

2. Our protest against the ovpners & Captain Mallock.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 145

3d. The Companys Account Current with the owners of Ship Becken-
ham sent us from England.

4. Attested Copy of Capt^^. Mallacks Letter to us refusing payment
of ye. Ballance.

5. Captii. Mallacks Instructions from the Honble Court.

6. Our Account Current with, the owners of Ship Beckenham.

We have also enclosed an attested Copy of the Honble Courts Directions
to us on this subject, and also the Account Curr*. of this ship transmitted
us in her packet from England.

We hope the above Papers will be sufficient for your Honor &ca. to pro-
cure proper Redress, we shall advise the Honble Court of what we have done
herein, and must refer them to your Honor &ca. Council for such further
Information as may be necessary to procure satisfaction of the Owners in
England, in case none can be had in India, as it is uncertain to which Presi-
dency Captain Mallock may go, we have directed this Letter in a general way,
that the Presidency at which he first arrives may take such Measures, as they
may judge requisite.

We are
EoRT Marlbro Honble Sir & Sirs

28™. June 1765. Your most obedient humble Servants

Roger Carter.
i RiCH». Wyatt.

Joseph Darvall.
Robt. Nairne.
Robert Hay.
John Herbert.
Hew Steuart.
John Guild.

No. 143.

To THE, Honble the Governor & Council

OF Fort St. George

Fort William or Bombay.
Honble Sir & Sirs

Since closing our Packet of the 28*^. June Capt^. Richardson has applied
to us for a Supply of Cash, to defray some Expences incurred on the Ship
Solebays Account, and having at the same Time lain before us the Impracti-
cability of his proceeding on his intended Voyage in compliance to his request
We have therefore advanced him P. 3000 three thousand Dollars upon Bond,
to be repaid to your Honors at either of the three presidencies he may go to,'
and for the better Recovery whereof inclosed We transmit you the bond. We
remain

Fort Marlbro Honble Sir & Sirs

6™. July 1765. Your most humble Servants

" "" Roger Carter.

RiCHB. Wyatt.
Joseph Darvalle.
Robert Hay.
Robert Nairne.
John Herbert.
Hew Steuart.
John Guild.

17«5— 19

146 Records of Fort St. George

A Monsieur Burnett
MoNSiEua

Pay Chonnear de vous informer que J 'ay Fortie de Madrasse avec M'.
Drake en qua'lite' de Volontaire pour expedition de Manillee, on jesuis par-
venue au poste d'ofl&cier dans la Compagnie du Capt. Mayer on dansune
Sortie Payen la Disgrace d'etere fait prisonier de Guereet conduit dans le
fond des province.

Sorsque le Capt». Breton est party J'ay ete forcerpar ma Maladie de
Rester a terre fort mal'etant port de'tat'dele Suivre Javois Esperance de partere
aveel' embarcation du S*. Courtinne mais ma Sante' ne pu' me le permittre
Jayapris de neut dede Mars quildevais partir le Valsseau du S*. Gaspart Jay
demande' a passe' pour Batavia quoi que tresincommoder presentant pour
avoir mon passage la Certification de M^ Joan Jequerdo commeetant demeura
a Manilla Prisonier de Guerre.

Etant arrive' a Batavia Jay demande mon passage pour Madrasse Colle
Coromandel me trouvant dans la Necessite dequell qu'argens pour me defrayer
demon passage, je fut trouve, largens dee la Compagnie Angloise leprean de
me donner in quarte piastre monye des pagne ronde augue'l pour cette Effect
je lius deterre mon Billet Surville'le Gouvernm*. etconseille superiur de F*.
Geo^. que je prencl a valori seroles appointement quille me sone due.

Jay ri honneur d'etrel tres parfaitement, vtos. tresess^e. serviteur.

Batavia Fr^. Lebouf.

21 May 1765.

To Mk. Burnett

Sir,

I have the Honor to acquaint you that I left Madras with Mr. Drake, as
a Volimtier on the Expedition to Manilha where I was made an Officer in the
Company of Capf^. Mayers, and in a Sortie had the Misfortune to be taken
Prisoner, and carried up the Country.

When Captn. Brereton came away my Indisposition obliged me to stay on
shore extremely ill, I was then in hopes of coming away in M^. Courtinnes
Ship, but my health could not permit me being informed the 9tii. of March,
that Mr. Gasports Vessell was about to sail I applied for a passage to Batavia,
though very inconvenient obtaining for that purpose the Certificate of Mr.
Joan Jequerdo of my having remained at Manilha a prisoner of War.

On my Arrival at Batavia I desired a passage to Madras, being in want
of some Money to defray the Expences of it. I applied to the Companys
Agent for fifty Spanish Dollars to whom I have on that Account given my
Note on the Governor & Council of Fort St. George, which I shall account for
in the Allowances that are due to me.

I have the Honor to be very perfectly
Batavu Sir,

21". June 1765. Yomv most obedient humble Servant

Fs. Le Bouf

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 147

No. 144.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ».

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

We have before us your Honor &ca. Favors of the 9*^^. 15, 18 & 23^.
Ultimo to which We beg leave to reply.

As neither of the Bimblepatam Merchants were in our Districts when we
received your above Favor, We agreeable to your orders immediately wrote
them and desired they would go and settle Accounts with the Dutch at Bimble-
patam, if they did not they must forthwith order their Famylies out of our
Bounds, on which Jomminah Jagoenayketoes Family who lived here in a few
Days withdrew from hence but Moopera Chitty Butchena who is confined it
Casimcotah for a Debt of Rupees 2,000 writes that he shall in a few Days
settle that Affair; and then he will go and remove his Family from Watlara.

The Dutch Gentlemen do M^. Smith great Injustice to think his Demand
on Moopera Chitty Butchina a formd done [sic] as he had at that Time Bills
on him for Rupees 5,100, which as he could not then pay in order to satisfy
on him the best he could, he gave him a Note in favor of the person who had
drawn those Bills that the Amount should be paid in Paddy out of his first
Vessels that were to arrive at Madras that season, which he supposes was
complied with, as he has never heard any thing to the contrary.

The Reason for our dispatching the London to Bengal before We heard
from you, was on account of her not being able to pursue her Voyage to
Madras, at that untimely Season, and We thought she might be wanted at
Bengal, if not and you should have occasion for her, it would make little or
no Difference for your Honor &ca. to order her from thence to your Presidency.

You have enclosed three Rolls for the Arrears of the Military in the Form
you desire under the Commands of M^. Meredith, We advised you the 19*^.
Ultimo that We had advanced them one Months Arrears, and paid them for
July agreable to the Rolls then sent.

The Chief of Masulipatam has as yet given no orders about the Europeans,
and Cofferys so that We have been obliged to give them their pay for this
Month, and on their being told they were to join the Detachment, at Raje-
mandry, they declared they could not go without another months pay, they
being at least so much in Debt for Cloaths, and other necessarys, they had
purchased here, as when they arrived they had scarce a Rag to cover them selves
and the seapoys were in the same Condition & for ye. same Reason we
have been obliged to advance them their pay for this and next Month or else
they could not proceed to Madras it being six weeks March at least, these
being Cases of Necessity we hope they will meet with your Approval, you have
enclosed the pay Rolls for August for the European Cofferys & for August &
Spetember [sic] for the seapoys, these have given us a great deal of Trouble
about leaving their Arms here, and to satisfy them We have at last let them
have eight Muskets among them as a safeguard for their not being plundered,
for which the Subidar has promised to be answerable, as well as for their
good Behaviour on the Road, they set out this Day for Fort St. George.

The Speedwell Schooner arrived here the 2<J. Instant in the Evening, by
which we have received ten Thousand Mad^. Pagodas and the Musters of Salam-
pores conformable to Invoice & Bill of lading she sailed again 4th in the
Morning after having taken in wood & Water.

1765— 19a

148 Records of Fort St. George

We wrote your Honour &ca. of the SO^^. Ultimo to which we must beg
leave to refer you for particulars regarding the Salampores our Merchants
offered to deliver, with the prices Istength breadth and Punjums they used to
make here but as you gave us no Answer, we imagine those prices were not
agreable and the Merchants declare they cannot furnish us with any like the
Musters now received, but at a much higher price than you have charged for
those sent hither.

We shall next Month put in Execution your orders regard the payment
of the Military &ca. in this Garrison, but we must beg leave to observe, that
it will be hard, upon the sepoys and Peons, to be lessend in their pay which
was very small, so that to lose any thing out of it we apprehend will occasion
great Murmuring, which we are afraid will not be easily reconciled.

You have enclosed an Account of the Weight and quantity of the Manilha
Stores, you desired and by this conveyance We have also sent you the books
of this settlement for the last year.

We have the Honor to remain with the greatest Eespect

ViZAGAPATAM

7™. Aug'. 1765.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs
Your most obed*. Humbe. Seryts.

, John Smith.
W^. Barker.

■ ■ ■ :- '■

Cloth ON Hand.

L.C.O. ..
L.C.M. ..
L.C.F. ..

AT THE WASH.

200 16
90 15
43 18

335 9

L.C.O.W.
L.C.M.W.
L.C.F.W.

" IN THE WABBHOTTSB.

. 22 17
.40 8
. 37 1

100 6

L.C.O.W.
L.C.M.W.
L.C.F.W.

EMBALED.

130 195
49 98
13 26

Bales .. .. .. .. ..'192

Gorge .. 754 15

No. 145.

To the Honble Egbert Palk Esq».

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S'. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

I have been honored with your Commands of the 30 Ultimo and as M"".
Whitehill acquaints me, the House at Bandarmalanka is in so bad a Condition
as to be irreparable, and that he expects it to fall, the first heavy Eains, I shall
send the Head Bricklayer from hence to survey it, and frame an Estimate

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 149

of the Expence, which will attend pulling it down and building another,
which shall be forwarded to your Honor &ca. as soon as possible for your
Determination.

I shall be mindfull in future of your Injunctions to insert the quantity
of Cloth on hand at the foot of all my Letters and am very respectfully

:MAStJLlPATAM •■ HONBLE SiR & SiRS ''.;'_'

15™. Aug'. 1765. Your most obed*. and very hu^. Serv*. , ,.y

John Pybus.

Cloth on hand as :^ Last.

No. 146.

To THE HoNBLE EoBERT PaLK EsQ^.

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S' . George. ' ^ ■

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs ■

Since pur last of the 28*. May We have received your several Letters of
the 15*"^ . & 27tii. of same Month, 12, 24 and 29*1^. Ultimo and 4 and 8 Instant
with the Packets and. Papers advised to accompany them, and we are glad :to
hear of the safe arrival of the three ships you mention. , . , . , .

Having taken into consideration the Advices from our Honble Masters
with those received from you, and the Gentlemen at Bombay in respect to the
shipping on Hand this season, we have formed a Disposition of them, of
which we enclose you a Copy & from it you will observe that with the Admiral
Steevens purchased to be sent home with Dispatches in the Month of Sep-
tember & to which we purpose giving a Cargo chiefly of fine Goods, We shall
have five ships to provide for, from this side exclusive of the Earl of Middle-
sex, which you intend making our October Dispatch of these We shall send one
to you in December with the supply you request of Salt Petre in order to be
returned Home in February, three We shall return direct from hence fully
laden, and if our Investment will possibly afford it, the remaining one also,
but if this as we apprehend should not be in our power, she may be employed
to carry the stores from this and your presidency for Fort Marlbro, and pro-
ceed from thence to China.

The Great Assistance which the Gentlemen at Bombay received from us
last season in the Article of Salt Petre, and what we mean to supply them
with this at least twenty five thousand Maunds will we expect enable them to
return home, the four Ships consigned to their Side as well as the Kent of last
year, which we shall send round in September, the Asia arrived here from
that presidency the 3^. Ultimo and instead of her former Destination, we now
purpose returning her also, leaving to them her further Disposal either by
Dispatch to Europe, or providing her with a stock and sendg. her to China
and to assist them in Case of the latter appointment, We shall if the state of
our Treasury will possibly allow of it make them at the same Time a Eemit-
tance of two or three Lacks of Rupees, they have already had permission to
draw on us as far as five Lacks.

This Disposition we must observe is made on the supposition that the
Falmouth comes out on the same Terms, and Footing as the Rest of the ships,
in which Case we conclude it may stand good, but if on the contrary she is an
^Id ship for sale, in India we can forward home the whole of our investment
by encreasing the Bale Cargoes, of the other three from the usual proportion

150 Records of Fort St. George

of one thousand to fourteen or fifteen Hundred, Bales, and least any Accident
should happen, to either of them, we purpose deferring the Dispatch of the
Asia untill the beginning of November, when we must be upon a Certainty
and shall take our Measures accordingly.

We observe with pleasure the large Provision which will this season be
made for the China Branch, and hope it will be sufficient to enable the Supra
Cargoes to return, not only all the Ships of the present, but also three of the
last year, which we understand are now sailed thither from Batavia.

On the 9*ii. Instant arrived at Ingerlee from Vizagapatam the Companys
Country Ship London dispatched hither by the chief & Council as We con-
clude they have duely advised you she met with much unfavorable Weather
in her Passage into the River which occasioned the Loss of her Anchors and
cutting away her Mizen and Main top Masts.

In Consequence of Application made to us by M^. Nathaniel Barlowe a
Writer on your Establishment and Mr. John, Mr. Nab Lieutenant and Adju-
tant of his Majestys 79*^. Regiment who were obliged to put in here on being
drove to leeward of your place we have advanced them, to the former the sum
of Arcot Rupees 1,804 and to the latter Arcot Rupees 1,792 being for their
pay and Allowance &ca. as ^ Bills which we enclose you and we have debited
you for their Amount.

We have received the supply of Arms promised us by the Royal Charlotte,
for which we return you thanks and you shall be duely credited. — You have
already been adviced of our precaution for securing you the requested supply
of Jagree and you may depend on its being forwarded as early as possible,

We are with Esteem
Fort William Honble Sir & Sirs

18™. July 1765. Your most obedient humble Servants

Wm. B. Sumner.
C. S. Playdell.
B. Leycester.

Extract from the Honble Companys Geni. Letter to their presidency of
Fort William dated 1^*. June 1764.

Paraii. 67*^1. The general Court of proprietors having on Account of the
critical situation of the Companys affairs in Bengal requested Lord Clive to
take upon him the Station of President and the Command of the Companys
Military Forces, there his Lordship has been appointed president and Governor
accordingly as mentioned in the preceding part of this Letter, the Intention
of the general Court in desiring L^. Clive to go to Bengal was, that by his
Lordships Character and Influence peace and Tranquility might be easier
restored and established in that Subashhip in order therefore to answer these
purposes, in a Manner that we apprehend may prove most effectual, we have
thought proper to appoint a Committee on this occasion consisting of his
Lordship M'. William Breghtwell Sumner, Brigadier G-eneral Comae also
Messrs. Havry Verelst and Francis Sykes, to whom we do hereby give full
powers to pursue whatever Means they shall judge most proper to attain those
desirable Ends, but however in all Cases where it can be done conveniently,
the Councill at large is to be consulted by the same Committee, though the
power of determining is to be put in that Committee alone, we further direct
that as soon at peace &_ Tranquility are restored and established in the subaship
of Bengal then the said extraordinary powers, are immediately to cease, and
the said Committee be dissolved.

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151

Pa.TaM. 68. As we would have the same Committee as long as it is neces-
sary to exist as before mentioned to consist of five Members in Case therefore
of a Vacancy or Vacancies by Death or Absence from Fort William they are
to be filled up by the same Committee out of such of the civil Members, of the
Council as they shall think proper from Time to Time.

69. We are also to inform you and direct that the said Committee is to be
the Committee for defending the settlement in Case of being attacked, by an
Enemy agreable to Directions and Rules laid down in our Letter of the 12^^. of
May 1758 to which is to be added S"". Robert Barker the Colonel and Command-
ant of the Corps of Artillery.

A TRUE EXTRACT

W. Majendie.

Disposition of shipping on hand for 1765.

Essex , .

DXJTTON

Salisbury

TiLBEBRY

Royal Captain
hobsendon . .
Thames
Gbosvbnor . .
aukbrwyke ..
Duke of Richmond
Duke of Glocestbb.
Eakl of Elgin
Clive ..
True Briton
Habdwickb .

Godolphin .
Kent . .

Asia . .
rox . .

Royal Charlotte

Earl of Middlesex
Pacifick
Gbinvillb
Ponsbobnb . .
Falmouth
Admibal Stevens

Spike ..

Ships of 1765 to be dispatched home in 1765/6.

Fbom China 12

Ships of 1764 to be dispatched Home in
1765/6.

Ships of 1765 to be dispatched from
Bombay directly Home.

Ship of 1764 D". D°. D°.

I Ship of 1764 to be dispatched home from]

Bombay if they can furnish a Cargoe else Prom Bombay

I with a Cargoe to China to return from I

I thence to Europe in 1766/67 J

Ship of 1765 to be dispatched from Bombay

to China f™. thence to Europe in 1766/7.

Ship of 1 765 to be dispatched f™. Bombay

to Mocha & to return Home in 1766.

■1 Ships of 1763 directly home 1765/6.
J D°. 1765 D°. D°

)► Ships of 1765 direct home 1765/6.

[■From Madras 2

From Bengal 4

Packet with a Cargoe direct home ] 765. J

I Ship of 1765 to be dispatched from]

Bengal if the Investment will afford a From Coast of
Oargoe for her if not to be sent to[ Bengal
Bencoolen with Stores and thence to

I China to return home in J766/7. J

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19 Ships as ^ list of

:v, , 6 D°. ' ' D°.

1 additional

• l' Packet ".'. " -■
t.

Fort Wilbiaju
U^\ Juiy 1765.

• ■:;!';

J765

1764

•.V,., }'j^^ .

'".'" '.y' '^1765' "'

A true

Copy.

W. Majbndie,

Secy.

No. 147.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ». , , ,

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S'^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

I have had the Honor to receive your Commands of the 6*^. and 17*1»,.
Instant ^ Speedwell Schooner inclosing me Invoices and Bills of lading for
24 Bales of broad Cloth and twelve thousand Madras Pagod^. the latter fo.r
the purposes of the Investment and the former to be disposed of to the best
Advantage for the Honble Company to which I beg leave to assure your Honor
&ca. I shall pay a due Attention.

The Schooner was detained no longer than was absolutely nece^^ary for
landing the above Articles, and sailed this afternoon for Vizagapatam, I have
the Honor to be with the greatest Eespect

Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

THE 31sT. July 1765. •■■(: Your most humble and most obedient Servant '

' " '■ ■ George Dolben.

No. 148.

To THE Honble Robert p^LK EsQ», . ,n , -.i

President and Governor &ca.' Council ; " ■ ■ ( . . . ^ ..

OF Fort S'f. George. * ,,,,.,,,,

Honble Sir & Sirs ; ,

We have been favored with your Letters of the thirty first ultimo, & 1st.
Instant accompanying sundry papers relating to the Dutch Factory here, since
which the ten thousand Pagodas advised us therein to be forwarded for the
use of this settlement ha§ been received.

The Books of this settlement which we shall have most occasion for are
the Consultations and Choultry Books, from the year 1750 and which we should
be glad to have as soon as possible.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765

153

Our Cash Account, and other Monthly papers, wait on you herewith, and
at same Time take the Liberty of enclosing you an Indent for broad cloth,
which we request your Honor &c^. will be pleased to comply with as soon as
convenient. We are with much Respect

CUDDALORE

23 AuG-f. 1765.

HoNBLE Sir & Sras
Your most obed*. Hume. Serves.

J. L. Smith.
John Calland,
Robert Dowsett.

List of Cloth on Hand-
Bales at Washers

Dyers
Embaled

Bales

Indent of Broad Cloth wanted for the use of Cuddalore Factory August 1765.
Bboad Cloth Super fine Scarlet
D". Scarlet fine . .

D". Super fine Green

D°. Green Fine . .

D°. Aurora

Perpetuanoes fine . .

Perpetuanoes ordinary Viz'.
Grass Green . .
Orange Colour
Flannels Viz*. —

White

Calgid ....

u
12

D".

D°.

D".

D°-

D°.

D»

D".

John Calland

W.H.K'

No. 149.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq*.

President and Governor &c*. Council

OF Fort S^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

I have been honored with your Commands of the 13*^. Instant and you
may depend on the joint Endeavors of myself and Mr. Whitehill to promote
the Increase of the Investment all in our power, and I must in Justice to the
latter remark that the very disturbed state of the country has been a grand
obstacle in his way as Sittaramrauze and his Adherents from the Time that
Hussein Allys Agents took upon them the Management of the Circars of
Ellour and Mustaphanaigur which was so early as the Month of November
last, kept the Country people in continual Alarms, and raised heavy Contri-
butions on them that from the time our Troops joined Hussein Ally and
Marched from hence, our settlements were more than once threatened with
1765—20

154 Records of Fort St. George

plunder which was so universally expected by the Inhabitants of them
especially when our Troops crossed Rajahmundys River that M^. Whitehill
acquainted me the Island of Bandarmalanka was almost deserted and he sent
me the Ballance of the Companys Cash remaining there expecting daily to be
visited by some of the Rabble from Sitteramrauze's Army — under these cir-
cumstances it could not well be expected that the Merchants would trust their
Money in the Hands of the weavers or that the weavers could be kept to their
Looms, when every Man was anxious for the preservation of his property and
security of his Family, thus Affairs were situated till our Troops took posses-
sion of Rajahmundry in May last, and the violent Heats which succeed^,
afterwards for near two Months being very unfavorable for manufacturing
Cloth, but little Progress could be made in the Investment till the weather
became more moderate — I have wrote to the Merchants in the most pressing
Terms to excite them to exert themselves in bringing in their Cloth, and Mr.
Whitehill I am persuaded spares no pains to effect the same, I have already
acquainted you he expects to dispatch to you in a Day or two an hundred Bales
and by y^. 20*^. of next Month, he informs me he is in hopes of sending up as
many more if the weather should continue favorable for curing it which will
be nearly as many as were usually sent up at this season of the year in the
time of his predecessor.

The Tappies placed on the Road from hence to Rameapatam were stopped
ten or 12 Days ago between the Districts of Nizampatam and those lately pos-
sessed by the Angole Rajah by four or five Fellows, who seized and tyed the
Tappy Peon to a Tree & carried of his bag of letters, some Shepherds have
since picked up many of the Letters which they found scattered up and down
among the Bushes, and having delivered them to the Tappy people were
brought here this afternoon — they prove to be part of a packet from Bengal,
and I now forward them to your Honor &c^. being 77 in Number many of them
have been opened, and whether the whole Number contained in the Packet have
been found or not, I cannot determine as this Affair happened between ten
and Eleven o'clock at Night and was done by persons unknown, in a part of
the Country which has been lately in a Disturbance it will hardly be possible
to obtain any satisfaction from a further Enquiry into it, but your Honor
&c=^. may be assured I shall make it my Business to endeavor to. discover the
people who have been guilty of this Violence.

The supply of Stationary {sic) you have been pleased to send by a Country
Boat, has been duely received and Account Current Fort St. George shall be
credited the amount. I am very respectfully

Masulipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

218T. August 1765. Your very obedient humble Servant

John Pybus.

Cloth on hand at Bandarmalanka as ^ Last At Masulipatam Chay Goods
of sorts 1400 pieces.

No. 150.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esqb.

President and Governor &c^. Council

' OF Fort S'. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

This serves to enclose your Honor &ca. the Accounts of this Settlement
for the last Month.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765

155

By the Cash you will please to observe that your first Eemittance by the
Plassey is already advanced to the Merchants and out of your last supply by
the Speedwell we have advanced for the Military &c^. about Pagodas 1000,
and our Merchants will be soon applying for more Money, which with the
Expences of this next Month will lessen our Cash so much, that we shall be
again in want of a farther Remittance which we beg you will furnish us with
by the first opportunity.

We also enclose you Indents of Stores Broad Cloth and Medicines for the
use of the settlement, which we desire you will order to be sent us, we have
the Honor to remain with the greatest Respect

VlZAGAPAT".

17™. August 1765.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs
Your most obedient and most humble Servants

John Smith.
W«. Barker.

Cloth ok Hand.

At the wash.

L.CO.

207

L.C.M.

100

L.C.F.

OKI

In the Warehouse

ool

L.C.O.W. . .

—

L.C.M.W. ..

L.C.F.W. ..

1 T

Embaled

L.C.O.W. . .

142 Bas. quy. 213

L.C.M.W. . .

132

L.C.F.W. ..

Bales . .

238

Qu'y. 405

Gorge. 774

Indent of Bboad Cloth fob Vizaoapatam

17tb. Augt. 1765.

Broad Cloth Fine Scarlet . . . . . . , . 2 Bales

Broad Cloth Ordinary yellow . . . . . . . . 1 Do.

Perpetuanoes ordinary red . . . . . . . . 1 D°.

D°. yellow . . . . . . ID".

1765— 20a

W. Barker

156

Records of Fort St. George

Indent of Stobes foe Vizagapatam

17th. August 1765.

Iron

. 100 Barrs

Grapnols large

Bengal paper . . «

. 100 Quires

Stationary [sic] Ware

. ■ 1 Chest

Cordage 4 Inch

Coils

3 D".

D°.

2D°.

D".

9 Coils

Deep Sea Lines

2 Skains

Hand T.ines

2 D°.

White Rope

2 Coils

Tar

6 Barrels

Pitch

4 D°.

Europe Spars

Lead

4 Slabs

Anchors from C.C to S.C. . .

Lascars knives and scissars . .

Spying Glasses

W*'. Barker
Storekeeper

No. 151.

To THE HONBLE EOBERT PaLK EsQ».

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.
HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

We have received your Letter of the 13*^1. Ultimo and in Consequee. of
your Resolution, to dispatch the Earl of Middlesex to Europe we shall shortly
transmit your Honor &ca. packet for our Honble Masters to be forwarded
by her.

2. This is chiefly to advise that We have this Day granted a Sett of Bills
of Exchange on your Honor &ca. for Bombay. Eupees thirty thousand (30000)
at ten Days Sight and to be paid in Pags. at ye. price Rups. may bear when
the Bills become due as We cannot ascertain the Exchange. These Bills we
hope you will be able to discharge, without any Inconvenience but lest it should
be otherwise you will perceive, We have inserted a Clause, wherby they are
only payable on that Condition. We are

Bombay Castle
23i>. July 1765.

Honble Sir & Sirs
Your most obed*. Serv*^.

Chas. Crommelin.
W^. Hornby.
W. A. Price.
Cha8. Waters.
Samuel Court.
Jas. Byley.
r. h. boddam.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 157

No. 152.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ*.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

The King of Travencore having been very sollicitous with us for above
a twelve Month past to advance him some Money on Account his Pepper Con-
tract with the Honble Company, and his Majesty having immediate Occassion
to pay some Merchants, namely, Lucksimadass Misaladass & Lucksimadara-
pattah Ranamapattar Dabalabutra Avisal, the sum of Rupees Bombay
(76,589-1-12) for a parcel of Diamonds & requests, us to give him Bills of
Exchange on your Honor &e^. for the Amount We are reduced under such
Circumstances to an indispensable necessity of complying with his Majestys
request, to give him two Bills on your Board in Favor of the above named
Merchants the former for Pag^. (13,326) on Accoiuit Crisnadaba & y^. latter
for Pags. (10000) ten thousand on Account Pursotumdass amounting together
to Pags. (23,326) Paya^. 30 Days after sight having settled the Exchange of the
Pags. at 328 Rup^. ^ 100 pag^. lest too frequent a Failure of our Promises, of
supplying his Majesty with Money and refusing to Favor his present request
as he throws in pepper daily may at this present Juncture cause him to be
suspicious we therefore hope they will be duely Honored. The King has sent
us an original Letter, which he says he received from the Governor of Pondi-
cherry regarding the Effects sent by Monsieur Husse the French Resident at
Callicut for the late Usouf Khan, an English Translate of which, agreable to
his request we now enclose for your Honor &ca. perusal.

The enclosed Address for our Superiors is purposely to advise of the
Bills we have drawn on your Honor &ca. which we shall bring to Account on
our Books in Rupees.

Parrivica Nattan, & Andam Chitrus who provide the Cloth Investment
for the Honble Compy. at this settlement having requested us to assist them, in
recovering some Money & Cloth due to them from the Weavers in the Trinne-
velly Country who (they say) have evaded rendering any satisfaction since the
late Disputes there we took the Liberty of writing to the commanding officer
at Paliam Cotah to afford them any proper Assistance for the Benefit of our
Honble Masters Investment here. We are with respect

Anjengo Honble Sir & Sirs

7™. AuGT. 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servants

J. Whitehill.
Arthur King.
W. Tayler.
J. W. Stasse.

A TRANSLATE of the Govcmor of Pondicherrys Letter to the King of

Travencore

To the illustrious ornament of Charity, Prince of Happiness, incompar-
able in publick Fame, and of Kings the Invincible person of Rama Raja Mon-
sieur Nicola Governor of Pondicherry for the royal Company of France pays
his Respects — on the 28th of May in good Health I was in Possession of this
Colony of Pondicherry my great Respect for you makes me anxious to hear,
that your Majesty enjoys perfect & robust Heath, I am always desirous to
preserve your Majestys Friendship for as much I have heard that some Effects
belonging to Monsieur Husse have been detained at Coletchee for above a
year, your Majesty will be pleased to take off said Embargo in such Manner

158 Records of Fort St. George

that he may convey them to Callicut and if the owner should chose [sic] to send
them to this port, I likewise request you will grant it agreable, to his Desire
for as much I wait your Favora®. Answer, and opportunities to serve your
Majesty, whom God preserve many years &c^.

a true copy of the translate

Geo. F. Pitcaib

Sec^y.

No. 153.

To THE HONBLE EOBERT PaLK EsQK.

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

Duplicate of our last Letter by the Buckenham and Solebay you will please
to receive enclosed.

The present serves to accompany our Honble Masters Snow the Luconia
Capt"!. Tho^. Forrest whom we dispatch to your presidency with a further
Detachment of twenty five seypoys and one European Soldier, five sepoys from
our Garrison List of their Names and The time they have paid up to you will
please to receive enclosed Captn. Forrest has agreed to victual these sepoys at
three Fanams p^. Diem.

As the Luconia Stands in need of much repair, we must beg that as soon
as she has delivered her Consignment you will forward her without Loss of
Time to the Presidency of Bombay in order that she may be there thoroughly
refitted.

Inclosed your Honor &ca. will please to receive Duplicate of our former
Indent transmitted by the Earl of Middlesex with which we beg your Compli-
ance.

Mr. Elidad Blackwell a Factor upon this Establishment takes passage
upon this Vessell for your Presidency for the Eecovery of his Health which as
soon as effected he has orders to return to his Station here.

We omitted to advise your Honor &ca. in our Dispatch by the Beckenham
and Solebay of our having drawn on you the following Bills which we beg you
will Honor Viz*.

1 Sett to Robert Nairne Esq^ payable to

Mr. Andrew Ross dated 6 July 1765

for Pag^ 1323 19 40 P 2117 66

1 Sett to Capt. R. Dawson payable to

Polling G. D'fries 6 July 1 765 for ,. 1100 — — 1760 — —

PAQ^ 2423 19 40 P3877

The bad Crops of Rice that were produced last year all over the Companys
Territories occasion now a scarcity of this Article that begins to alarm us.
The Company having had a large stock has hitherto prevented any bad Conse-
quences, but the Demands that have been made our Godowns, joined to an
Addition of a Number of people, has obliged us to stop all sales, and reserve
all that left for the Companys use only, the Country and Inhabitants here
now feell [sic] the Effects of this. We find on a Calculation that we have not
left above four Months stock a supply or [sic] 3000 or 4000 Bags we must
therefore press your Honor &ca. at furnishing us with, and that with as much

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 159

Expedition as possible, if it should be inconvenient to you, we shall depend
on your representing the urgency thereof, to the President and Council at
Bengal whom we hope will be able to send us a supply on the opening of the
NE Monsoon, so as to be with us in November.

It is now under our Consideration whether it will not be for the Companys
Interest to alter our Eesolution of sending the Admiral Watson to Benjar to
endeavor at opening the Trade of that place as we expect the Royal George
soon by which time We may receive such Intellige. as may give us a better
insight into the Affairs of that place than we have yet been able to procure,
in this Case we purpose despatching her over to your Presidency and she will
afford a Conveyance for the Rice in Case you should judge it proper to make
use of her for that purpose, we are to observe to your Honor A^a. that we
shall not have any other service for the Admiral Watson and therefore her
future Destination may be such as you think most for the Advantage of the
Company. We are

Fort Marlbro Honble Sir & Sirs

23». July 1765. Your most Humble Servants

Roger Carter.
RicHAD. Wyatt.
Joseph Darvall.
Robert Hay.
Robert Nairne.
John Herbert.
Haw Stewart.
John Guild.

P.S. — Inclosed we transmit you a Manifest of private Trade on board the
Luconia.

N°. 154.

To THE HoNBLE Robert Palk EsQ«.

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S'. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

By the Earl of Middlesex which arrived here yesterday, We received
your Favor of the 26th. Ultimo, and agreable [sic] to your Directions shall send
on board, the Bales we have ready that no Time may be lost in dispatching
her to you.

We have ordered Captain Fletcher to land directly the sundries your
Honor &ca. have been pleased to send on board for the use of this settlement,
and the stores for Trichenopoly when landed, shall be forwarded with the
utmost Dispatch.

As there are many of the Military Stores at Cuddalore unservicable [sic],
as also Palmeiras and other Materials for building we should be glad to know
if it would be agreable [sic] to you to have the Palmeiras disposed of at outcry,
and as the repairs wanting to some of the Military Stores cannot be done
here, whether we should forward them to your Honor &c^.

We are, with much respect,
Cuddalore Honble Sir & Sirs

2°. Sept». 1765, Your most obed*. Humble Servants

J. L. Smith.
John Call and.
Robert DoWwSett.

160

Records of Fort St. George

list of Cloth on hand.

Washere

Dyers
Embaled

61 Bales

46i
288
431i

N". 155.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ».

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

Inclosed you will be pleased to receive the Accounts of this settlement for
July.

Mr. Whitehill acquaints me that the Rains have prevented the first Des-
patch of his Bales so soon as he hoped for, but that the Vessel would sail as
yesterday or to Day with one hundred and and [sic] ten on board and that
by the End of the Month he expected to send a second Cargoe of about one
hundred more.

I have sent under Cover an indent of sundry Wares and stores wanted at
this place for the service of the Field and Garrison which I request your
Compliance with and am very respectfully

Masulipatam
4 Sept». 1765.

Honble Sir & Sirs
Your very obedient and most hum^. Servant

John Pybus.

List of Cloth on hand.

At Bandarmalanka.

L.C.F.
L.C.M.
L.C.O.

I.Z.Z.

pieces
1031
1917
2761

181 Bales

5709
250 1 D".

Chay Goods of sorts

At Masulipatam

pieces
1800

9D°

An Indent or Stokes wanted for the trsE of the Field and
Garrison of Masulipatam.

One Laboratory Chest compleat

Port fire Motilds, former Drivers Ladlea &c*. Setts . . 2

Europe Cabtridge [sir] paper . . . . . . 3 Reams

Junk ,. .. .. .. .. 6

Rezin . . . . . . . . . . 1

Antimony , . . . . . . . . . 50 lb.

Sail Needles of different sort . . , . . . 60 lb.

Palms .. .. .. .. .. 121b.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765

161

An Indent of Stoees wanted foe the use of the Field and
Gaeeison of Masxjlipatam — cont.

Sat[sic]Petre..

100 lb.

Stilphur . .

60 lb.

Meal powder . . . . . ,

200 lb.

Europe twine . .

100 Seams

Bengal D". .. ..

100 D'.

English Musket, Ball Mould

ip'.

Exirope Canvas of different sorts

6 Bolts

Tarr ....

4Barrells

Pitch

1D°.

Morline

20 Skains

Log Hambre T,ino

12 D°.

Whip Cord for quilting Grape Shot

6 D".

Pump Nails . . . .

30 le.

Scupper Do. ..

20 le.

Bitts and priming Wires of different sorts

&c. .. 24

Tube Boxes .. .. ..

Flannell

2 P".

Shot Gages of Brass

iSett

Knives and Scissars

.. 12

Sledge Hammers

Claw D".

Pincers

6 Pairs

Country Match

200 Skains

Spirits of Wine

15 Gallons

Camphire

10 lb.

Lin Seed Oil .. ' ..

20 Gallons

Lambblack ..

20 Lasts

Powder Selves Fine and coarse-of each

Serjeants Swords Belts & Halberts Eatch

Anvills fitting for Camp

Files of different sorts

Hand Spikes of diff'erent sorts . .

100

Flints

. . 15000

Hand Jacks .,

Spades

Shovels Iron Shod

Gunners Horns & Slings

^ 6

Hand Hatchets

BiU Hooks

Europe Vinegar for Compositions

32GaUons

Turpentine

12 lbs.

Glasses Viz*. 2 hours 1 hour half hours

& Minute 2

each.

Chalk

100 lb.

Iron & Brass Wire

10 lb.

Tinn Shels

Copper addes vice or Diver

1 Sett

162 Records of Fort St.

George

An Indent of Stores wanted

FOR THE use OF THE FlELD AND

Garrison of Masdlipatam — cont.

400 Tubes of different Sorts

2000

Lead Aprons and Sheet Lead

200 lb.

Drums compleat

Drum Cords & Snares

Finn Sheet

2P'.

Screw plates . .

Wooden Locks

Padlocks

Hinges of Sorts

30 p'.

Nails of Sorts . .

8 Candy

Wooden box Compasses

Broad Cloth emerald fine Green . .

15 p'.

Superfine Blue

2pB

fine Blue . .

5p^

Aurora

5p^

Ordinary Green

5p^

Double Colourred <fc Green

lp^

Perpetuanoes yellow

10 p'

Velvets Crimson Green and yellow

lp»

Embossed Cloth

2p^

Masulipatam

John Pybus.

4™. September 1765.

No.

156.

To THE HONBLE RoBERT PaLE: EsQ*.

President and Governor &ca. Council

Fort S'. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

Enclosed is Invoice and Bill of Lading for one hundred and one Bales of
Callicoes laden on board the Sloop Tartar, and if the Weather will permit, I
flatter myself I shall be able to send your Honors about one hundred more the
latter End of the Month, I am with the greatest Eespect

Band ARM ALANKA

the 3». September 1765.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs
Your most obedient Humble Servant
John Whitehill.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq«.
President and Governor &ca.

N°. 157.

Council
OF Fort St. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

The Bricklayer whom I sent from hence to survey the Factory House at
Bandarmalanka is returned and reports it irreparable, and not habitable with
Safety, the Expense of erecting a new one must depand on the Dimensions of

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163

it — ^imder Cover is the Ground Plan of one, with his Estimate of the Expense
that will attend building it, if it should meet with your Honor &ca's appro-
bation, and here I think it necessary to acquaint you that the Company s old
Factory house at Maddapollam is going daily to decay, in which there are a
number of excellent Materials that might be made servicable \_sio] towards
building the new Factory at Bandarmalanka, whether they might be easily
convey 'd by means of the Rivers, and if the House is not shortly pulled down
would, should it fall, be the greatest part of them lost I request therefore to
know your Determination concerning it.

Accompanying this comes a Packet from, M'. Whitehill enclosing Invoice
and Bill of lading of one hundred, and one (101) Bales of Callicoes laden by
him on board the Parter Sloop, consigned to your Honor &ca. on Account our
Honble Masters which I hope will arrive safe.

Masulipatam

I am very respectfully
Honble Sir & Sirs

8™. September 1765.

Your very obedient and most humble
Servant

John Pybus

List of Cloth on hand

At Bandarmalanka.

L.C.F

L.C.M.
L.C.O.

401

867

1291

2559 Pieces.

Chay Goods of Sorts

At Masulipatam.
1900 pieces.

An Estimate of the Expence that will attend building new Factory House at
Bandarmalanka on the accompanying Plan.

Bricks 540,000 @ Fa^ 2240 ^ Mill

Terras D°. 150000 @ 9 fl mill . .

Chunam 250 Candys @ P 1 f( Candy

Jaggey 12 D". @ 10 |( D°.

Black Gram Caracayloo Sand Ac"*

6 large Teak Timbers . .

18 Small D".

150 Teak Timbers for Joists

1000 Pahnears

Nails of sorts 4 Candys

Iron 7 Candys

Charcoal Potts &c*. . ,

Iron Smiths Cooley

Carpenters and Sawyers

Bricklayers

Cooleys Women & Boys

Cooley hire bringing Clay Bricks Sand &c*.

337 18

37 18

250 —

120 —

30 —

60 —

70 —

225 —

250 —

80 —

70 —

60 —

100 —

300 —

50O —

400 —

Madras Pagodas

3080

Masulipatam

8™. September 1765.

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No. 158.

To THE HONBLE RoBEKT PaLK EsQ».

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort St. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

This waits on you ^ the Earl of Middlesex which We now dispatch to
you with three himdred, and eighty two Bales of Callicoes on Account of the
Honble Company, Invoice of which and Bill of lading we shall forward to you
^ Tappies, and are with great Respect

CUDDALORE HoNBLE SiR & SiRS

16™. September 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servants

J. L. Smith.
John Calland.
Robert Dowsett

N°. 159.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq*.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort St. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

We have received your Letter of the 14*^. Instant and agreable [sic'] to
your Directions therein have shiped on board the Earl of Middlesex all the un-
serviceable Stores, which could not be repaired here, and as they do not appear
upon our Books, and imacquainted how we became possessed of them, are
uncapable of debiting your Presidency with their Value, we can therefore
only enclose your Honor &ca. List and at the same time beg leave to acquaint
you, that most of the Guns at Cuddalore, are useless for want of Carriages.

On landing the stores from the above ship we find there is a Deficiency
of sundry Articles, a List of which is enclosed & Must acquaint your Honor
&ca. that the Storekeeper informs us the Numbers of Bars of Iron were agre-
able to the Invoice and the Packages of the Nails in good condition.

This accompanys Duplicate of our Address p"". the Earl of Middlesex
which we dispatched to you this Day, and likewise enclose you Invoice and
Bill of lading of the three hundred and eighty two (382) Bales we consigned
you, on her as also List and Bill of Lading for the unserviceable Stores. We
have the Honor to be

Cuddalore Honble Sir & Sirs

18*51. Septembr. 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servants

J. L, Smith. ;

John Calland.
; ,','.. RoRT Dowsett.

List of Cloth on hand.

Bales ..• .. .. .', ,, 67^ at wash

8^ Beaters

13| Dyers

Bales . . 79|

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165

No. 160.

To THE HoNBLE Egbert Palk EsQ».

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S'^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

I have the Honor to transmit you the Accoimts of this settlement for last
Month also a Duplicate sett of Books Letter A ending ultimo April 1765.

I hope to dispatch to your Honor &ca. what Bales are in Readiness within
a few Days, which would have been dispatched before this but for an un-
fortunate Accident at Coringa the Banksalls there having been burnt to the
Ground, and in one of them all the Sails and Rigge. belonging to the Vessell
that was to have carried them, I am sorry to acquaint your Honor &ca. that
your Bales of Broad Cloth namely, Aurora two ordinary Red one, and Popen-
jay one were consumed in the Fire, being landed at Coringa on Account of
the Speedwell Schooners having drove to leeward of Ingeram Bar, after land-
ing the other twenty.

I have the Honor to be with the greatest Respect

Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

September 11™. 1765. Your most humble and most obedient

Servant

George Dolben.

No. 161.

To THE Honble Robert PalkEsqk.

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

Conformable to what we wrote you under the 25^^. Ultimo a Duplicate
of which is enclosed, we now transmit you a Packet for our Honble Masters,
which we request may be forwarded by the Earl of Middlesex, or the first ship
dispatched from your Presidency.

We have received your letters of the 27tii. & 28*^. June, & 16^^. .Ulto. and
congratulate your Honor &ca_ on the arrival of the several ships therein
mentioned. By a calculate of Goods now actually in Warehouse at this Presi-
dency and the subordinates, we have the satisfaction to find we already have
nearly sufficient to provide for the Kent (should she be sent round to us) and
the four ships bound hither from Europe, so that should your Honor &ca_ or
the Gentlemen at Bengal, have more ships than you can find Cargoes for, we
flatter ourselves, we shall be able in the course of the Season to collect Goods
.so as to provide for one, or perhaps two more, and you may therefore regulate
yourselves accordingly.

We are concerned your Honor &ca. landed the Gunpowder consigned to
us ^ Kent, as we are much in want of this article as well as all other kind of

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Stores from Europe, and we must therefore earnestly desire, you will not land
any part of our Consignments by the Ships which are to touch at your place,
in their way to this Presidency.

We are with Esteem
Bombay Castle Hoi^le Sir & Sirs

22». August 1765. Your most Obedient Servants

Chas. Crommelin.
W". Hornby.
W. A. EiCE.
Chas. Waters.
Samuel Court.

JaS. E.YLEY.
R, H. BODDAM.

No. 162.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PALK EsQ*.

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S"'. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

We addressed your Honor &ca. last the 5*^. July ^ Pattamar accompany-
ing Duplicate of the usual Dispatch from hence the 10^^. June to the Honble
the President and Council of Bombay, all which Packets, were forcibly taken
and detained by a race of Banditti, who have greatly infested the Southern
Roads, since the late disturbances at Callicut.

Our Honble Masters Ship London left this place, with a full loading
for Europe the IS^ii. May.

We have only at present to request your care of the enclosed Packet from
us to Monsieur Law, and that you will forward the same by the first oppor-
tunity that offers subscribing ourselves

Tellicherry Honble Sir & Sirs

3». Sept*. 1765. Your most Obedient H'ble Servants

Thomas Byfeld.
W. Hust.
W". Ashburner.
R». Bale.
Thomas Day.
Robert Sparks.
Will: Townsend.

N". 163.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S'. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

Since our last which was forwarded by the Luconia Snow under Date of
the 23d. Ultimo a Duplicate whereof comes enclosed, we have come to a reso-
lution of dispatching to you the Ship Admiral Watson Captain John Blewit
in hopes that you will be able to return her to Europe with a Cargo; or if not
VOL your Power that she will arrive time enough to be sent to Fort William
for that purpose, as we have no particular employment for her here.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 167

We have laden on board her two hundred Barrels of Europe Gun Powder
and some other Stores that we think will be serviceable at your Presidency,
Invoice & first Bill of Lading for which, come now herewith.

Having thought proper to make a Reduction in our Military we have put
on Board the above said ship fifty Europeans and thirty Seapoys, and given
the command of them to Capt. Robert Grant. As he is a very valuable Officer
we earnestly request that you will please to fix him on your Establishment and
that the above Seapoys may be exchanged for Europeans out of your first Re-
cruits from England, or, if that can't be done, his Company be compleated out
of those Troops we sent to your assistance luider the Command of Capt.
Frazer.

A List of the above said Military we now transmit you they have been
paid up to Ult". August, & Captain Blewit is to be allowed as Usual for
victualing them during the Passage.

Enclosed are Extracts from the Honble Courts General Letter to us rela-
tive to the Ship Admiral Watson, which we send for your observance.

We beg leave to enforce our Request ^ Luconia for a Supply of Rice to
be sent us as early as possible, and we cannot help repeating our former desire,
for a few ships and cattle being forwarded us upon every Conveyance.

We are
Fort Marlbro' Honble Sir & Sirs

12™. August 1765. Your most Obedient Servants

Roger Carter.

RiCHi>. Wyatt.

Joseph Darvall.

Robert Hay.
*' Robert Nairne.

John Herbert.

Hew Stewart.

John Guild.

We have agreed to allow the Surgeon of the Admiral Watson two Dollars
'^ Man in Consideration of his care of the Military.

ro. 164.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esqb.

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

This waits on your Honor &c^. by the Snow Friendship, John Edwards,
Master, on Board whom I have laden on account & risk of the Honble Company
three hundred Bales of Calicoes as ^ Invoice and Bill of Lading enclosed
amounts, to Pa^. 23832-20-68.

The Fine Long Cloth and Muslins are making and shall wait on your
Honor &ca. by the next Conveyance also the different Musters of Goods made
in this Neighbourhood, the unsettled situation of the Dutch having rendered
it difficult to get all the assortments made by them with the exact Prices.

I beg leave to enclose your Honor &ca. an Indent for Stationary [sic] .

I have the Honor to be with the greatest Respect
Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

the 27™. Septb. 1765- Your most Obedient & most Humble

Servant

George Dolben.

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N°. 165.

To THE HONBLE RoBERT PaLK EsQ».

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

This serves to enclose your Honor &ca. Invoice and Bill of Lading for
four hundred Bales of Callicoes, shipped on Board the Bristol Snow, Alexan-
der Brodie Commander, for account of the Honble Company, amounting to
Cur*. Pagodas 32,427-18-21 for which we shall Debt {sic) Ace*. Curr^. Fort
St. George. We have done our utmost to procure this quantity, and to dis-
patch them as soon as possible, so that we hope they will come in Time, and
our best endeavours will meet with approbation.

We have also sent you four Musters of Salempores the two finest are we
think much better then [^zc] those you sent us, tho' of the same Punjums, and
the others are the ordinary sorts they used to make here, the Merchants assure
us they cannot deliver them at less Prices than they are charged at in the
Invoice We had not time to get the quantity made as you desired. We have
the Honor to remain with the greatest Respect

Vizagapatam Honble Sir & Sirs

22 Sept». 1765. Your most Obed*. Humble Servants

John Smith.
W^. Barker.

N°. 166.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esqk.

President & Governor &ca. Council

of Fort S'^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs '

We are favor'd with your address of the 18*i». Instant accompanying
Remarks made on the accounts of this Settlement by the Committee of Accounts.

The charge which appears in our Hospital accounts for Victualling four
Prisoners in the month of May, were Natives sent hither by Major Campbell
from Worriarpollam dangerously wounded, and they being quite helpless we
could not well avoid letting them remain in the Hospital till recover'd of their
wounds.

The reason of the advances made to our Merchants appearing to exceed
the Cloth brought to account, arises from their being paid for what they bring
in the Cur*. Month, as well as part of what is brought in the preceeding, but
which we shall take care to avoid in future.

Agreable to your Honor &c^. directions in your Letter of the 2d. Instant
a survey has been made of the Palmeiras & other materials for Building, which
are reported to be so much Worm eaten & decayed, that it will be necessary
to have them disposed of as soon as possible, in consequence of which we
intend to put them up at Publick Outcry^.

Sadasheverow the Renter of S*. David & Trevendoporam Bounds, has
delivered us in a Petition representing his inability to pay the July Kist we
therefore take the Liberty of refer ing it to your Honor &ca. and at the same
time cannot help observing to you, that altho' there was no Rain in June or
July, yet there now appears to be a good Crop on the Ground & we are un-
uquainted of his having met with any particular Losses .

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 169

Since closing last Months accounts, our Cash, by several Advances, made
on account of the Investment, is nearly expended, We must therefore request
your Honor &ca. will be pleased to order us a supply of fifteen thousand
(15000) Pagodas as soon as possible.

Our Cash account and other Monthly Papers, wait on you herewith and
are with much respect

CUDDALORE HONBLE SiR & SiRS

29™. Sept*. 1765. Your most obedient humble

Servants

John Lewin Smith.
John Calland.
Robert Dow sett.

List of Cloth, on hand.

Washers 72 Bales

Beaters . . . . . . . . . . 41

Dyers 24^

137^

To the Worshipful John Lewin Smith Esq».

Chief &c^. Council of Cuddalore.

The Humble Petition of Sadashevarow Bound Renter of St. Davids and
Trevendeporam.

Sheweth

Your Petitioners Misfortune urges him to acquaint your Worship &ca.
that the Crops of the Bounds of St. David and Trevendiporam were greatly
deminished for want of Rain in proper Season, in the year 1764 and also in
May and June last, notwithstanding which, your Petitioner has paid his
Rents punctually till June 1765. Now your Petitioner assumes liberty to
acquaint your Worship &ca. that he finds it impossible to pay in the Rent due
for July Kist only, being Pag^. 2850 whereof Pag^. 1200 due for the Bounds
of St. David & Pag^. 1650 to Trevendiporam till January 1766 when your
Petitioner will be able to pay in the abovementioned sum, and in the mean
time your Petitioner will pay in the Rents monthly from August according to
Kists.

Therefore your Petitioner humbly prays your Worship &ca. will graciously
please to grant his aforesaid request, which Favour will in duty bind your
Petitioner

Ever to pray &ca.

No. 167.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq^.

President & Governor &ca. Council

OF Port S^. George,
Honble Sir & Sirs

I have been honor'd with your Commands of the 3^. Instant which I can-
not yet give a satisfactory answer to, being in expectation of some of the
Principal Inhabitants belonging to the Villages lately held by the Ongole
Rajah, part of the Nizampatam Circar, who I have sent for in order to

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obtain the most certain accounts relating to the produce of them: the infor-
mation I before gave you on that subject was the best I could procure here, and
such as I thought could be depended on, But your Honor &ca. may be assured
of the most particular account of this matter, so soon as the People I have sent
for arrive.

I am very respectfully
Mazulipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

28''=. Sets. 1765. Your most Obed*. and most h'ble Servant

John Pybus.

List of Cloth on hand at Bandarmalanka.

Long Cloth ordinary 2100

Midling 1507

Fine 656

4263 Ps'.

at Mazulipatam

Chay Goods of sorts 2400 Pieces, of which 1,200 are Embaled.

No. 168.

To THE Honble Egbert Palk Esq^.

President & Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

The Chief having acquainted us that he had received a Letter from Mr.
Bourchier (by order of the President) desiring him to forward such Bales as
were in readiness but the other Gentlemen of the Board observing there was
no publick order on this head, and the season being far advanced, it was of
course dangerous; the Chief therefore taking upon himself to be answerable
to your Honor &ca. for sending those Bales, we this Morning dispatched to
you two Chilingeas with such Cloth as we had on hand consisting of forty
two (42 Bales on account of the Honble Company, Invoices of which, and
Bills of Lading wait on you herewith and are with much Eespect

Cuddalore Honble Sir & Sirs

6™. October 1765. Your most Obedient humble Servants

John Lewin Smith.
John Calland.
Robert Dowsett.

List of Cloth on hand.

At Washers 1121

Beaters 8

Dyers 391

Bales 160

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 171

No. 169.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ«.

President & Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

We are to acknowledge the Eeceipt of your Favors of 24tii. Ult". the 5*^.
& 14tii. Instant.

Herein are enclosed Duplicates of the Invoice &ca. sent you the 21st. ingt,
by the Bristol Snow. She was detained the next Day by contrary winds, and
did not Sail till the 23d. in the Morning but we hope she will arrive in good
time for the Meddlesex.

We shall take care in future to make a proper distinction between the
Civil and Military Departments as directed.

We are making Enquiry about the Villages agreable to the order of your
Honor &ca. and shall furnish you with the best accounts we can get.

Mr. John Davidson arrived here from Bimblepatam the 21^*. Instant with
Capt. Tinner of the Grenville who being unable to make this Place by reason
of Squally weather came to deliver his Packet and to consult about his farther
Proceeding. Capt. Tinner assuring us he could not get here without great
loss of time and some hazard considering the season of the Year and your
recommending to us his immediate dispatch, we have thought it most for the
Honble Companys interest to land the Stores &ca. there and the Dutch Chief
has permitted them to be lodged in their Godowns, where they must, remain
till the Monsoon is over when we shall send our Boats if you think Proper to
bring them here.

The two Chests of Treasure were brought over Land, that for Ingeram
with your Packet we have forwarded to Mr. Dolben. Capt. Tinner sailed
yesterday about Noon. We desire you will please to order our Indent of
Medicines sent ^ Bristol Snow to be fully complied with by the return of the
Bristol Snow as we are much in want of them Enclosed are also the accounts
of this settlement for last Month. We have the honour to remkin with the
greatest respect

ViZAGAPATAM HONBLE SiR & SIR8

25 Septr. 1765. Your most obed*. & most h'ble Servants

John Smith.
John Davidson.
William Barker.

No. 170.

To THE HONBLE RoBERT PaLK EsQ».

President & Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

This waits on your Honor &ca. with Duplicate of my last and Duplicate
Invoice and Bill of Lading for three hundred Bales of Calicoes laden on Board
the Snow Friendship John Edwards Master.

I have the Honour to be with the greatest Respect
Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

THE 29™. Sept«. 1765. Your most Obedient and most Humble

Servant
George Dolben.

176.1— 22a

172 Records of Fort St. George

No. 171*

To THE HONBLE RoBERT PaLK EsQK.

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S''. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

Enclosed wait on your Honor &ca. Invoice and Bill of Lading for one
hundred and Seven Bales of Calicoes, laden on Board the Snow Brilliant,
amounting to Cur*. Pagodas 8553-3-26.

I am with the greatest Respect

BaNDARMALANKA ~ HONBLE SiR & SiRS

2». OcTB. 1765. Your most Obedient & most humble

Servant

John Whitehill.

No. 172.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq®.

President & Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S'. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

We send you by this Ship the Fort St. George one thousand Maunds of
the promised supply of Taghree with eight Bales containing eight hundred
pieces of Baftaes for Chintzing in their natural colour as required by your
Letter of the 4*. April. Enclosed you have Invoices & Bills of lading for the^
same, and we shall forward to you by the next opportunity the remainder of
the first Article.

We have for some time past observed very dangerous encroachments of
the River upon our New Fort and considering the great Importance of con-
certing immediately some effectual measure for preventing their further Pro-
gress we are induced from the high opinion we entertain of Mr. Call's abilities
to request the favor that he may come down to us for a short time in order
to assist with the Gentlemen here who are skilled in the Engineering Branch
in taking the subject under consideration.

The Master Attendant having represented to us that we are in great
want of Anchors for the use of the Company's Marine particularly of those
from Six to twelve hundred Weight and that if we are not soon supply' d it
will be impossible for our Sloops to ply down the River, we beg leave to recom-
mend this to your attention, & earnestly request you will furnish us accordingly
as amply and speedily as possible.

We have received since our last bearing Date the 25*ii July your different
Letters of the %^^. 12th. IStt. igth. and 31st. of the same Month f Plassey and
Speedwell Schooners and other Conveyances together with one from the Gentle-
men at Vizagapatam by the Plassey of the ISt'i. accompanying a Matross * of
the Bombay detachment on service here who was left sick with them from the
Illacos.

Enclosed we transmit you agreably [sic'] to desire an account of the Manilla
Stores landed from the London with their value, as computed by our Store-
keeper, who has at the same time represented to us, that he has rated them so
low from their being in general found in extreme bad condition. Having our-
selves no immediate occasion for this Vessell we conformed to your Recom-
mendatic«i and gave orders for her sale, & she was in consequence lately exposed

* a gunner's assistant from the Dutch motross, a sailor. The Gun room crew ' was originally formed
and recruited from ships' erewB. Note No. 17, Page 282, Love's Veetiges of old Madras.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 173

at Outcry, but no Bidders offering at her estimated value, we ordered her to
be hauled on shore for Inspection, and again put up when there might appear
a greater probability of disposing of her to advantage. The Commander pro-
ceeds to you by this opportunity for the adjustment of his accounts, but
previous to the Receipt of your advices we had on his Representation of nine-
teen Months wages being due to himself and Crew amounts, to Rupees 13,870
and the occasions of the People for a small supply of Cash to provide them
here with necessaries, advanced him on this account the sum of Rup. 3000
upon receiving afterwards our orders to attend you he laid before us a general
statement of his accounts with the Honble Compy. with Copies of several
vouchers making a Ballance due from them of AR^. 28,382-6-0 and resting
satisfied to adjust the other Articles with you sollicited Payment here, of the
Ballance of the Crews wages, or that we would indemnify him from any suits
on account thereof which Method some of the People had actually taken on
being apprised of the intended Sale of the Vessel and his Departure without
paying them off; considering the circumstances set forth, and that you would
be able to recover any part that might be unjustly charged, from his general
Ballance we thought we could not refuse him further advance which he accord-
ingly received to the amount of Rup. 10,000 & his acknowledgements for both
are herewith enclosed. At Capt. Alves's particular request we beg leave to
represent to you the Loss which he may suffer from quitting the Settlement
at the opening of the shipping season and being thereby deprived the oppor-
tunity of getting again into Employ and thus circumstanced if any service
offers at your Place we hope your Honor &ca. will take his case into considera-
tion. The late Receipt of your last Letter requesting a Supply of Rice in the
ensuing Month by one of the Company's Ships and our having already laden
on board the two here their Proportions of Salt Petre for Bombay, put it out
of our power to comply with that application ; we doubt not however the Quan-
tities exported to your Place by the different Country Vessells will fully assist
you, but if you should be still further in want, of which you will please to
advise us, we shall supply you by the Ship which will proceed to you with
Salt Petre to be filled up for Europe.

The Packet from the Supra Cargoes at Canton ^ Plassey has been
received, and we have duely credited you for the amount of the Stores with
which you supplied the Speedwell and Honored the Drafts advised in your
different Letters.

On the 22^. Ulto. imported with us from Fort Marlbro the Solebay one
of the two ships taken up last season for furnishing that Presidency with
Slaves from Madagascar, having on Board seventy of the Company's Troops
for your Place whither she was bound but drove here by Hard Gales of Wind,
which she met with off Ceylon ; We have landed the Troops & transmit herewith
a Packet to your address likewise received by her ; We send you further the Com-
pany's Packet for your Presidency by the Kent, which we did not think it
adviseable to forward overland and we, suppose contains, as ours did, only
Duplicates of what you received by the Lapwing.

We are with Esteem
Fort William Honble Sir & Sirs

IG'TH. SeptR. 1766. Your most obedient Humble Servants

"''^'•' Clive.

Willm. Brightwell Sumner.
John Carnac.
Harry Verelst.
' Francis Sykes.

Ralph Leycester.
George Gray.

174 Records of Fort St. George

No. 173.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ^.

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S'^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

I have received your Commands, of the 24:^^. Ulto. and conformably to
the Permission you have thereby been pleased to grant, the New Factory House
at Bandarmalanka shall be set about so soon as the Weather will permit and
Materials can be collected and your Honor &ca. may depend on all possible
Frugality in the Execution of the Work.

I have communicated to Mr. Whitehill your orders relating to the early
Dispatch of his Bales which I doubt not he will have due regard to.

Inclosed comes a Packet for your Honor &ca. from M'. Whitehill accom-
panying Invoice and Bill of Lading for 107 Bales of Calicoes consigned you
by the Brilliant Snow on account our Honble Masters, which I hope will
arrive Safe.

Under Cover I have the Honor to transmit you the accounts of this Settle-
ment for August and am very Respectfully

Masulipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

6th. Oct*. 1765. Your very Obedient & most humble Servant

John Pybus.

I Cloth on hand at Bandarmalanka

L.C.0 730

L.C.M 651

L.C.F 335

I.Z.Z^ 89

1805 Pieces.

D°. at Masulipatam.

Chay Goods of Sorts . . 2700 Pieces, of

which 1200 are
Embaled.

No. 174.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq«.

President and Governor &ca. Council

of Fort St. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

I have received your Honor &ca. Letter of the 2l8t. Ulto. by the Sloop
Tartar, and have as I was directed forwarded to M*". Dolben the Chest of
Treasure consigned him by your Honor &ca. by her.

I am with the greatest Respect

Bandarmalanka Honble Sir & Sirs

the 8™. OcT^. 1765. Your most Obedient humble Servant

John Whitehill.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 175

No. 175.

To THE HONBLE EOBERT PaLK EsQ».

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

I have had the Honor to receive your Letter of the 14th. XJlto. by the
Grenville with a supply of 11500 Madras Pagodas forwarded to me by the
Chief and Council at Vizagapatam.

I have the Honor to be with the greatest Respect

Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

THE 7™. Oct*. 1765. Your most humble & most Obd. Serv*.

George Dolben.

No. 176.

To THE Honble Egbert Palk Esq».

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

We have been addressed by M^. Lowe on the Sub[ject] of his ill treatment
at Ganjam, as will appear more fully [in] the inclosed copies of his Letters
No. 1st, 5th^ & 11th. On the Receipt of h[is] first Mr. Smith immediately
wrote G. Ramadoss, the conte[nts] of No. 2 and also to our Rajah, Chitteram
Rauze N°. 3 [by] whose answer No. 4 your Honor &c^. will in some measu[re]
see the Purport of his Letter to G. Ramadoss, or (as he calls him) Dosanna,
which we were willing to see if Ramadoss com[p]lied with, before we
acquainted you thereof, but since Mr. [ . . . ] himself has wrote to you
to the enclosed Letter No. [ . . . on the] subject, we thought proper to
lay before your Honor &ca. [the] whole proceedings in this affair.

The Rajahs Letter to Ramadoss was sent from thence the 19*^. Ult°. when
we wrote Mr. Lowe the contents thereof and hoped he would be able to settle
every thing to his satisfaction of which we shall acquaint your Honor &ca.
in due course. We have the Honor to be with the greatest Respect

Vizagapatam Honourable Sir & Sirs

3». OcTB. 1765. Your most Obedient Humble Servants

John Smith.
John Davidson.
WiLLM. Barker.

No. 177.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq*.

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S'^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

I humbly beg leave to lay before you a Narrative of the ill treatment I
have lately met with from Gaude Rammadoss who is collecting the Rents of
Jeseram Rauze in the Chicacoal country. Hoping that as I am employed

176 Records of Fort St. George

here on account of the Honorable East India Company & particularly em-
ployed for expediating the Tappees to & from Madrass & Bengal that you will
please to take my case into consideration for notwithstanding I do not think
myself or Effects safe in this Place I think myself obliged to remain here untill
(if it is found necessary) I may receive orders to the contrary.

1 do humbly beg leave to assign my reasons for troubling you with this
address, and not my Constituents at Bengal, which are, that on my arrival
here, I was made acquainted by John Smith Esqr. at Vizagapatam that it was
requisite to have the liberty of the President of Fort St. George and in a short
time after I had the Honor to receive that liberty from Robert Palk Esqr. as
it might in some measures tend towards the Benefit of the service. I am

Gangham Honble Sir & Sirs

Septe. 25, 1765. Your most obedient and most Humble

Servant

John Lowe.
The narrative of John Lowe Resident at Gangham (for expediating the

TAPPIES TO & FROM MaDRASS & BeNGAL) ON ACCOUNT OF THE HONOURABLE

English East India Company.

On the first of August last Gaude Ramadoss Suba of the Chicacoal Country
did send for me to meet him at Barampoor ; and on my arrival there did volun-
taril} offer me the Purgunnah and River of Gangham at Rupees 18,500 ;^
Annum on the following conditions to which I agreed —

1. That whatever truely remained due on the River and Purgunnah of
the last years Jemmabundee I was to collect, but that no force was to be put
on the Riots, who were voluntarily to declare what they owed which said
Sum I was to make myself accountable for.

2. That on my return to Gangham I was to send to him (Gaude Ramma-
doss) all the accountants of the Purgunnah &ca. which I did and on his
examining their accounts they made out, it appeared that there was due on
the last years Jemmabundee 3400 Rupees. On the 2^. September he
(G. Ramadoss) did send to Gangham a guard to bring me, TapetaCawn my
Gomastah, and Sheck Boudy Woudy my Monshy, to him at Camp near Aska,
and upon our arrival there, he (G. Ramadoss) did order me to give Notes of
hand to some Jemidars of Seapoys, to the amount of 5,500 Rupees which he
said was the sum due on th-e Purgunnah, but neither the accomptants or Riots
would agre \_sic'\ to indemnify me. I therefore refused to do any thing of the
kind, upon which he in my presence did tye up and severely flog, the head
accompt*. and choudry, or principal Riot until they agreed, but as this was
entirely contrary to my agreement, I still refused; he (G. Ramadoss), there-
fore thought proper to place a Jemidar & Twenty seapoys as Centinells over
me with orders that I was not to ease Nature in any one Respect but Breathing
untill I paid him Rup. 2000 down and complied as above for the rem^. of
5500 Rup.

In this condition on a very hot Day and no Wind I did remain from 9 o'
clock in the Forenoon till 2 in the afternoon when on my still non compliance
his people forcibly took out of my Palankeen 1000 Rup. nor was I then suffered
to retire to my Tent untill I ordered my Monshey and Gomastah to go and
see the said Money counted and pay 19 Rup. Batta on said Rs. and the Centi-
nells thsit were over me for their trouble. On the said Evening I waited
on Gaude Ramadoss for leave to return to home, and to know the reason of his ill
treatment but could get no admittance to his Presence, and desired to come
tomorrow every Day till the 12*1^. Instant when he gave me leave to return and
told me with his ovm Mouth that he would deduct the Duty on what Goods

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 177

I had bought and Sold at Gangham, (altho' on my arrival at Gangham) in
January last he, G. Ramadoss did give me a Firmaund wherein it is expressed,
that no Body under his Government is to take Duty or Custom on my Goods
either by Land or Sea on any account whatever) and the Compliment due to
him for Building a house at Gangham and then gave me two Papers which
he said were Receipts for what I owed him and the other a Note of hand for
the Remainder of the aforementioned 1000 Rupees, nay desired me to think
nothing of what was past, and he perhaps might hereafter De my Friend.

The two Receipts, The Firmaund, a Certificate of the above Narrative
& a state of my affairs in point of Trade, whereby those Gentlemen who have
made me Consignments together with myself, are like to sustain loss. I duely
transmitted to John Smith Esq^. Chief &ca. Council at Vizagapatam in hopes
that they will be laid before The Honble the President & Council at Fort
St. George.

N.B. — I do hereby Certify that the above Narrative is the truth the whole
Truth & nothing but the Truth so help me God.

Gangham John Lowe.

24™. Septr. 1765.

No. 178.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq*.

President & Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S"''. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

I have had the honor to receive your commands :^ Tartar Sloop accom-
panying a consignment of Fourteen thousand Madrass Pagodas, seven thou-
sand of which I have forwarded to Vizagapatam under an Escort of seapoys
as I do not apprehend any risk, for which sum I have debited Vizagapatam
Factory, and credited ace*. Current Fort St. George for the whole amount of
the Invoice, I have the Honor to be with the greatest Respect

Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

11™. OcTR. 1765. Your most humble and most Obed*.

Servant
George Dolben.

No. 179.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq».

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S'f. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

Accompanying this, you will please to receive the accounts of this Settle-
ment for last Month.

I have the Honor to be with the greatest Respect

Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

12th. Oct». 1765. Your most humb^. and most Obedient

Servant

George Dolben.

1765—23

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No. 180.

To THE HONBLE EOBERT PaLK EsQ".

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S'^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

We have received your Letters of the 1^'^. & 8*i». Ulto. and this is dis-
patched purposely to return Seven of your Pattamars who now embark on an
Express Boat to Tellicherry, from whence the Chief is directed to send two
of them forward with this letter and we request your Honor &ca. will parti-
cularly notice its Eeceipt, that we may Judge of the Expediency of sending
Letters through this Channel.

The Letter enclosed in yours of the &^. Ult°. shall be carefully forwarded
by the first Opportunity.

We are

Bombay Honble Sir & Sirs

12™. Sept». 1765. Your most obedient humble Serves.

Charles Crommelin.
Will". Hornby.
Charles Waters.
Samuel Court.
James Ryley.
r. w. boddam.

No. 181.

To the Honble President & Council

OF Fort S''. George.

Gentlemen

As you will in all Probability be under some apprehensions for the Pons-
borne I could not lose this opportunity of informing you that we are safe, we
left Zeloan the 9*^. Instant and have been Beating to Windward on the Coast
Since the 12*^. we spoke with the Clive Capt. Allen the 24*^. (they are all well
on Board) but lost Company with him that same Night it being very squally
and we too weakly Man'd to manage our sails, having had a very tedious
Passage and have Buried one third of the ships Company and are now in a
very sickly condition; when we spoke the Clive we were Abreast Sadras and
are now at an Anchor to the N". ward of Pondicherry, seeing a Cattamarran
coming off to us was my Reason for writing. You may depend upon it I shall
make all possible Expedition to arrive at Madrass.

Ship Ponsborne

I am

OFF Pondicherry

Gentlemen

26^. OcTB. 1765.

Your most Obedient humble Serv».

John Payne.

Total Dead

Sick Soldiers ...

Do. Seamen

3.3

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765

179

No. 182.

To THE HONBLE RoBERT PaLK EsQ».

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S''. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

By my letter under Date the IQ^^. Ins*, you would be advised of the acci-
dent which had happened to one of the Boats with Stores for this settlement,
and inclosed is an account of the several articles damaged, deficient and utterly
unserviceable of the consignment by her concerning the former I request your
orders, and Permission to write off the latter. This account should have been
transmitted sooner, but my Indisposition has prevented it.

Mr. Whitehill having some private affairs to settle at the Presidency,
requests permission to come up with his Bales in January.

Mazulipatam
25m. OcTB. 1765.

I am very Respectfully
HoNBLE Sir & Sirs
Your very Obedient & most humble
Servant

John Pybus.

Cloth on hand at Bandarmalanka.

L.C.O.
L-CM.
L.C.F.

I.Z.Z^ ..

At MAztriiiPATAM.
Chay goods of sorts 3000 Pieces of which 2000 Embaled.

874
781
380

2035 Pieces.
89 D°.

An Account Partictjlaes op Storbs and Wares Deficient, Damag'd
& Unserviceable ^ Boat Chinnu which sunk in the river Kistna Viz''.

Deficient. Damaged.

Unserviceable

Sail Needles

Fhnts

300

Camphire . .

li lb.

English Cartridges Spoil'd

79,000

D". D°.

Lost

10,000

Salt Petre

Spoiled

•

2 Barrels.

Meald Powder

Spoiled

2 D".

D°. D".

Lost

2 Barrels.

Port Fires

Spoiled

500

Tube?

D°.

11,000

Madrass Powder

D°.

10 Barr.

Sheet Lead

Lost

6 1b.

Lin Seed Oyl

D".

7| Gallons

Tarr

D».

1 Barrel

Pitch

D".

1 D".

Broad Cloth, Double Colour, Red

and Green

ipt.

very much.

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An Account Pabticulaes of Stores and Waebs Deficient, Damag'° & Un-
serviceable ^ Boat CniNNrr which sunk in the eiver Kistna Vizt — cont.

Deficient. Damaged. Unserviceable.

Aurora . . .... . . . . 5 Pss.

Ordinary Popenjay . . . . . . 1 Ps.

Embos8<i. Cloth. O . . . . 2 Pss.

Mazulipatam,

25'!' Oct^ 1765. John Pybus.

No. 183.

To THE HONBLE RoBERT PaLK EsQ^.

President and Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S^. George.
HoN^LE Sir & Sirs

We are favoured with your Letters of the b^^. & 23^. Instant.

The Eemarks on our Bales sent you ;^ the E. of Middlesex we shall pay
proper attention to, but beg leave to acquaint your Honor &ca. that notwith-
standing we have from time to time given the strictest orders to the Merchants
to prevent the Weavers from filling up the cloth with Conjee, Oyl &ca. yei
they still continue that Practice which is very liable to deceive the sorters, and
occasions its appearing much worse when washed than when taken in Brown',
but as we have ordered notice to be given in these Bounds and the Villages of
Chennamanaick PoUom & Nediaput that whoever is detected in doing so in
future will be severely punished, we hope it will be the means of putting a
stop to this custom. We shall insist on Sadasheveraws immediately paying
his July Kist for the Bounds of St. David's and Trevenduporam, agreable to
your Honor &ca. Directions.

As the arrears due to our Merchants are very considerable, and the fifteen
thousand (15000) Pagodas you have been pleased to order to be sent us, not
being yet come to hand, and which will be little more than sufficient to pay
for the cloth already brought in, obliges us to request of your Honour &c^. to
order a farther supply of the like sum to be remitted us as soon as possible.

Our not having had Cash sufficient to pay the Merchants for their cloth
when delivered, will occasion our cash accounts for this and the preceeding
Month from corresponding with the quantity of Cloth brought in.

We have also received your favor of the 26*51. and in consequence thereof
shall immediately acquaint our Merchants with the additional quantity of
the several Articles which our Honble Masters are desirous of having and will
as soon as possible advise your Honor &ca. how far they are likely to comply
with it.

Our Cash Accounts and other monthly Papers wait on you herewith as also
the Havildars of Chenamanaickpollam and Nediaputts account produce of the
said villages from the first of May to 31st. July. We have the honor to be

Ctjddalore Honble Sir & Sirs

28™. OcTR. 1765. Your most Obedient humble Servants

John Lewin Smith:
John Calland.
Egbert DowseTt. .

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 181

List of Cloth on hand.

At Washers 145|

Beaters . , . . . . . , . . . . . . , 8

Dyers . . 59^

Bales . . 213

Account Jemabundy of ChenamnaickpoUam & Nediaput Villages Jaghire of the
Honble Company from the P'. of August to IS**", of November 1764 under Moodu-
Kistna Pilha Renter & from the 16*''. of November to 3P*. of July 1765 under the
management of Audimoola Pilha Havildar, being 12 Months Viz*.

ChenamnaickpoUam

Pa».

243 3 2

Fees of the Head Tenants

9 10 52

Grain Lands

. .

566 20 16

The produce of Tammerin
Palmeira Tope . .

Jacks Mang

oes &

68 4 35

Pag^

886 38 25

Nediaput
Jimean

. . Pa'.

64 39 U

Grain Lands . .

597 27 50

The produce of Tammerin,
Mangoes & Palmeira Tope

Jacks

88 36 63

Pagodas

P\ 751 17 47

1638 12 72

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No. 184.

To THE HoNBLE Robert Palk EsQB.

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

floNBLE Sir & Sirs

Since our address to yo'ur Honor &ca. of the 28*^. wherein we could only
acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 26ti». Inst*. The merchants
have been called upon & made acquainted with the addition you have been
pleased to order in several Articles of our present Investment which they have
agreed to provide by the l^t. of January as follows.

Irshepah Chitty . . . . . ;

NeUa Chitty

Moodu Kistnah . . . .

Streeshelaputty

Mahomed Asharraff & Saumy Nauda

Pilha
Nellapah Moodely & Shavelah Venkata-

cliilum
Paupah & Bootchy Chitty

MidlK. Blue
half
p3p.

Salempr,
Blue.

Sucoat. Blue.

1500

—

1000

100

150

: 2000

soo

200

150

1500

100

2000

100

—

1500

—

10,000

500

300

As Moodu Kistnah has already exceeded his Contract in the article of Chinam-
naick Pollam Cloth, and several of the other Merchants having nearly com-
pleated some of their different sortments, we shall therefore be glad you would
acquaint us, if our taking in a larger proportion from them if offered, would
be agreable \_sic'\ to your Honor &ca.

It would have afforded us infinite satisfaction could we have procured a
Bale of Succatoons to be sent by the Middlesex, but they were brought in so
late it was impossible to get them washed in time, and beg leave to assure you,
that our utmost Endeavours shall be used in encouraging the Merchants to
fulfill their Contracts.

The fifteen thousand (15000) Pagodas dispatched as ^ Seapoys the 23^.
Instant came to hand last Night, and as it will be necessary to make our Mer-
chants an advance proportionable to the Cloth now contracted for we are to
request you will be pleased to order an addition to the supply of Cash wrote
for in our last.

We are with great Eespect

CUDDALORE HONBLE SiR & SiRS

30th. Oct*. 1765. Your most Obedient humble Servants

John Lewin Smith.
John Calland.
Egbert Dowsett.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 185

No. 185.

To THE HONBLE THE PkESIDENT & COUNCIL

OF Fort S^. George.

Sirs

We received your Letters of the 30*^. October directed to Capt. John
Payne, Capt. Massey and to myself, which I read to my officers, as likewise
my Instructions given in England by the Honble Court of Directors. I asked
the opinion of my officers and advised the most prudent Step to take.

By your letter we understand, that were we sickly, and in danger of being
so, we were to land our Troops and Soldiers at Cuddalore, but not otherwise.

It proves that we are so healthy, that at this time we have only one man
ill on board, & the Surgean assures us that there is no appearance of the
Scurvey, or any other Sickness among the Soldiers or Sailors; we have been
very healthy all the Passage having lost but one Man, and that from age and
long service, than any other Complaint.

As this is our Situation, we have concluded to take in a little more water
and proceed for Madras, & we hope it concurs with the intent of your letters
to us. & will meet with the approbation of your Honor, and the Gentlemen of
the Honble Council, as also that of the Hoflble Companys and owners of the
Ship.

Clive I am

Pondicherry Road Honble Sir & Gentlemen

Nqk. 2i>. 1765. Your most Obed*. humble Serv*.

John Allen.

ro. 186.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq*.

President & Governor &c^. Council

AT Fort S'. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

We have been favor'd with yours of the 21st. XJlt". and 4*^^. Instant, and
have also received from Mr. Dolben seven thousand (7000) Madras Pagodas,
for which we shall credit Ingeram Factory.

Your Remarks on our Bales by the Bristol Snow conveys to us an inex-
pressible Satisfaction, to find our endeavours for the Improvement of the
Investment has met with your approbation, and we beg leave to assure your
Honor &ca. that our utmost attention, shall not be wanting to preserve your
good opinion of our conduct therein.

Agreable [sic'] to your orders of the 5*^. Ultimo we have made Enquiry
into the Situation and value of the Countries therein mentioned but find upon
Examination of the account received from the Person employed for that pur-
pose that the valuation thereof only amounts to 10190 Rupees ^ Annum which
appears very inadequate to your Estimation, therefore we shall only beg leave

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186 Records of Fort St. George

to refer you to the inclosed List, by which you may observe the various differ-
ences, with respect to the names value and situation of those Districts & leave
your Honor &ca. to judge what right Hussun Ally may have to make an Assign-
ment of any part of Jaggah Dieu's Country.

We have the Honor to remain with the greatest Respect

ViZAGAPATAM HONBLE SiR & SiRS

24™. OcT». 1765. Your most obedient Humble Servants

John Smith.
John Davidson.
Will**. Barker.

No. 187.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq*.

President & Governor Ac*. Council

OF Fort S^^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

Inclosed I have the Honour to transmit you the accounts of this settle-
ment for last Month.

The Attorneys of Mr. Bouche' owner of the House, which has been ever
since we took the place, & is now, occupied by the Commanding officer of this
Garrison, having applied to me for the Rent of it, I have settled with them
for thirty Rupees ^ month, and have paid them the arrears due from the 1^*.
of June last at that rate.

The late disturbances in the Ongole Districts have prevented my obtain-
ing an account of the Real Produce of the Villages belonging to the Nizam-
patam Circar which were let to the late Rajah of Ongole, altho' tis now up-
wards of a month since I sent a Braminy from hence to make the Enquiry,
and ordered some of the Principal Inhabitants here that I might be the better
satisfied of the authenticity of the acount which might be given me, But I am
in hopes I shall be able in a few Days to furnish your Honor &ca. with such
a Statement of their real value as may be depended on.

Mr. Whitehill promises to dispatch about an hundred Bales to your Honor
&ca. some time in December.

I am very Respectfully
Masulipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

30th Octk. 1765. Your very Obedient & most h'ble Servant

John Pybus.

No. 188.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq*.

President & Governor &c*. Council

of Fort S'^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

I have been honored with your Commands of the 26*^. XJlto. and immedi-
ately made an advance to my Merchants for the provision of the additional
quantity of Goods you have been pleased to order, they promise to exert their

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 187

utmost Endeavoui's to have them in readiness by the latter end of December
but as the Season is far advanced and I have never yet found them Punctual
to their Engagements I have but little hopes they will prove so on this occasion.

Accompanying this come the Books of this settlement ending April 1764.

By a letter received from Mr. Peter Perring I find he was ordered to
leave under charge of the Officer commanding at Ongole a chest containing
thirty two thousand Madrass Pagodas where it was to remain till Directions
could be received from me for conveying it hither — concluding from this infor-
mation that this Money may be intended for supplying the Northern Settle-
ments, I have ordered Mr. Bruce at Ongole to forward it to this Place in two
separate Parcels of Sixteen thousand each under a proper Escort, who advises
me of his having in consequence dispatched the 2^. Instant one Box, which on
opening the Chest he found within it and supposed contained Sixteen thousand
Pagodas, as there were Sixteen Bags besides loose in the Chest, which also he
intended to send off the 4:^^. with an Escort, as he had done the Box, and as
I may expect to receive the whole of this Money in four or five Days, I request
to be honored with your directions concerning the disposal of it.

I am very Respectfully
Masulipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

6™. November 1765. Your most Obedient & most h'ble

Servant

John Pybus.

List of Cloth on Hand
At Bandabmalanka
L.C.O. .. .. .. .. .. 1280

L.C.M. .. .. ., .. ... 1526

L.C.F. .. ■. . .. .. ..679

3485 Pieces.

I.Z.Z=. .. .. .. .. .. 129 do.

At Masulipatam.
Chay Goods of Sorts, 3,500 Pieces of which 200 are Embaled.

No. 189.

To THE Honble Egbert Palk Esq*.

President & Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S'^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

We have the Honor to transmit you the accounts of this settlement for last
Month.

We are sorry to acquaint you that the flanking part of the Seaside Battery
by the Surfs increasing upon it, is again washed down, and the Foundation
entirely undermined, so that it cannot be sufficiently repaired unless it be built
on Wells or Piles. & as such an Expence we apprehend will be unequal to the
rest of the Battery, we shall let it remain as it is, untill we have your farther
Directions thereon.

We have now the pleasure to acquaint you that Mr. Lowe informs us of
his having settled affair with Ramadoss to his satisfaction in consequence of
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188 Records of Fort St. George

the Rajah's letter for that purpose, the particulars of which we doubt not Mr.
Lowe will advise you, as he has before wrote you on that subject.
We have the Honor to remain with the greatest Respect

ViZAGAPATAM HONBLE SiR & SiRS

30^= OcT». 1765. Your most Obedient humble Servants

L.C.O.
L.C.M.
L.C.F.

L.C.O.W.
L.C.M.W.
L.C.F.W.

Cloth on hand at the Wash

In the Wabbhouse

John Smith.
John Davidson.
WiLLM. Bar,kkr.

^ASH

.. Co. Ill 13

87 10

17 4

216 7

.. C. 27 5

21 4

18 17

67 6

Gorge ..

283 13

No. 190.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esqs.

President & Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort 8"^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

Your commands of the IQ^^. Ult°. were forwarded to me from Ongole with
the first Box of Treasure containing sixteen thousand Pagodas, which with
your Packet for Mr. Dolben I sent on to Ingeram immediately, The other
sixteen thousand Pagodas arrived here from Ongole, and was dispatched on
to Ingeram last Night. I am very Respectfully

Masulipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

10™. Novs. 1765. Your very Obedient and most humble

Servant

John Pybus.

No. 191.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq«.

President & Governor &ca. Council

of Fort S^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

I have received your Commands of the 5^'^. and the damaged and unservice-
able Stores shall be disposed of conformably to your Directions.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 189

I shall acquaint Mr. Whitehill with the Permission you have been pleased
to grant him of proceeding to Madrass with his Bales which I have recommended
to him to have in readiness for dispatching as soon as possible after the full
Moon in December.

The Farm of Narsipore Town expiring the 21^*. of next Month I request
your orders concerning the reletting it.

I shall set out for the Army this afternoon and expect to be back again
by the end of next Month. I am very Eespectfully

Masulipatam Honble Sir & Sirs

11™. Nov*. 1765. Your very Obedient and most humble

Servant

John Pybus.

No. 192.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq*.

President & Governor &ca. Council

of Fort S'f. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

I am honored with your Commands of 26*^. Ulto. and am to acquaint
your honor &ca. that I have already contracted for two hundred pss. of
Flowered Bettulas as likewise the Plain Beeteelas, Beetella Ha.ndkerchiefs and
fine L' Cloth you were before pleased to order, the flowered Beeteelas and
the Plain at 4, the Handkerchiefs 3, and the L. Cloth 32 Punjum at 6 Pagodas
each piece of a fine and good quality. I am apprehensive that should I offer
a farther advance of price the Merchants would impute it more to the Com-
panys great want of those Goods than their desire of mending the quality,
and in all probability would not make them better in that Respect than for
the present Prices, which in truth are sufficient if the weavers do justice, &
the Merchants have given me their assurances, that they will take all possible
care; tho' assurances from them of this Nature are indeed often deceitful, I
shall therefore let the Prices rest as they are and use every other endeavor
to get them as good as possible, should I not succeed the other Expedient must
be used, and I shall endeavour to get them ready by Janry, which, I hope will
meet your Honour &ca. Approbation.

Enclosed wait on your Honor &ca. the Accts. of this settlement for last
month, and at foot hereof is Aoct. of cloth on hand. I have the Honor to be
with the greatest Respect

Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

the 8™. Nov*. 1765. Your most humble & most obedient

Servant

George Dolben.
List of Cloth on Hand.

L.C.0 1893

M. 1546

F. 518

3957

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No. 193.

To THE HONBLE EOBERT PaLK EsQ».

President & Governor &CA. Council

OF Fort St. George.
HoNBLE Sir & Sirs and Dear Friends

Your favor of the 30*^. Ulto. being safely come to our hands along with
the enclosed two Letters to be sent according to the Request of your Honor
&ca. per Cattamaran on Board your Europe ships cruizing upon this Coast
upon their appearing, we dutifully inform your Honor &ca. hereby that none
of them has appeared hitherto & that we have no other Intelligence of them,
but that they have been at the Beginning of this Month in Pondicherry Road,
and have sailed away from thence again & desire hereby to lett us know whether
we shall keep the letters still here or send them back to your Honor &c^.

We are with Esteem
Sadras Honble Sir & Sirs & Dear Friends

14™. NovJ^. 1765. Your most Faithful Friends

& humble Servants
J. L. Topander.
S. Boers,

No. 194.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq*.

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S''. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

We are to acknowledge the Receipt of your favours of the 30*^. Ult".
5th. & 6th. Instant.

The Letters for Capt. Payne of the Ponsborne inclosed in yours of the
30*1". were immediately forwarded to Pondicherry, but the Ship having sailed
before they reached that Place, one of the Packets was delivered to Cap*.
Allen of the Clive then in Pondicherry Road & who set sail soon after, with
an Intention (as we have been informed) of proceeding to Madras.

The fifteen thousand (15000) Pagodas forwarded by your Honor &ca. the
1st. Instant, as also the twenty thousand (20000) advised of by Mr. Secretary
Aldersey in his Letter of the 7^^. have been duely received.

We take the liberty of enclosing your Honor &ca. sundry letters (with
translations thereof) which have passed between the Chief & Mr. Baars, the
Dutch Resident here, and as the Papers referred to therein are not in' our
Possession, must beg leave to request your Directions in this affair.

As our Merchants have but little time to fulfill their new contracts, we
have been induced to make them an advance of one half of their several
Proportions in lieu of a quarter part in order to encourage them to comply
therewith which we flatter ourselves will have the desired effect, and meet
with your Honor &ca. approbation.

We are with much Respect

CUDDALORE HoNBLE SiR & SiRS

14™. November 1765. Your most Obedient humble Servants

John Lewin Smith.
John Calland.
Rob^. Dowsett.

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List of Cloth on Hahd.

At Washers . . . . 202^

Beaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Dyers 95^

Translate.
To John Lewin Smith Esq».

Chief of St. David.
Worshipful Sir

This Moment I hear that our Dutch Company's Merchant Tity Wahl
Chitty is by your Peons arrested & carried before you, which the more sur-
prises me, as I cannot penetrate the Intention thereof, as he is a person who
has contracted for our Dutch Company, You have not. Sir, the least Jurisdic-
tion over him, by virtue of our Cowl, but every one who has any complaints
against him must take his Regress [sic] to me. I must therefore heavily
complain of this your Encroachment, and do hereby in the name of my Masters
protest against what you have done, and attempted against our Liberty &
Priviledge, I have the Honor to remain,

CUDDALORE WORSHIPFUL SiR

1st. Novk. 1765. Your most humble Servant

Baars.
Cum originali Concord at
Id quod testatus

G. HUTTEMAN.
CuDDALORE

14™. NovEMR. 1765.
A true Copy

EoBf. Barclay, Secry.

Translate.
To John Lewin Smith Esq^.

Chief of St. David.
Worshipful Sir

Trevasel Trimette Chitty a Merchant of our Company has a dispute with
one Canapah Modelly as you will observe ^ Obligation hereunto annexed.
The Principal being Pagodas 200 on Interest at 7/8 of a Pagoda ^ Month
for 100 Pagodas bearing Date the 15*^1. August 1756 The said Canapah now
alledges that he has a dispute against our said Merchant for being a Bonds-
man to his deceased Brother. I therefore desire the said Canapah will prove
it for this reason, Sir, the cause has been differed for some time, which I
think can be decided in a Moment however I cannot permit him to go to Arbit-
ration, for I want him every moment for Business of our Company.

I therefore desire you will be pleased to settle this matter but to the con-
trary I shall be obliged to see the said Canapah in the Mayors Court at Mad-
rass, by which means I will oblige him to pay his Debt according to the
obligation heretofore mentioned. I have the Honor to be with Eespect

Cuddalore Worshipful Sir

15™. Nova. 1765. Your most Obedient Humble Servant

Baars.

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CuDDALORE 14*^. November 1765.
A true Copy

RoBT. Barclay,
Secry.

I, Canapah Moodelly do hereby acknowledge having received of Tremilly
Chitty the Sum of Star Pagodas, 200, which is to run at Interest @ 7/8 of a
Pagoda ^ Month for 100 Pagodas, which I promise to pay on demand
Cuddalore 15 August 1765.

Signed by Canapah before two Witnesses.
To Peter Baars Esq^.

Sir

I received Yesterday your Letter of the same date respecting Tily whal
Chitties affair, but shall decline entering into the particulars of his dispute
with Canapah Moodelly, They being both Inhabitants of Cuddalore & there-
fore apprehend no one has any authority to interfere therein but myself; for
the same reason, Sir, you must excuse my paying no regard to your Protest
which I received soon after, till you can prove your right to the Priviledges &
Immunities you pretend to claim, being unacquainted with any such Grants
in your Cowle.

I have the Honor to be
Sir
2d. Nov*. 1765. Your most Obed*. humble Servant

J. L. Smith.

Cuddalore 14th. Nov". 1765.

A true copy.

EoRT. Barclay, Secry.

Translate

To the Worshipful John Lewin Smith Esq«.
Chief of St. Davids and its Dependencies.

Worshipful Sir

From your Letter received the day before Yesterday, it appears that your
Worship will not acknowledge the arrested Teruwasel Trimitie Chitty to be
a Servant or Merchant of the Netherland East India Compy. (whom I have
however by orders of my superiors solemnly engaged in the service of this our
Factory) You only consider him as a mere and Simple Inhabitant of Cuddalore,
and at the same time intimate your being unacquainted with our Priviledges
on which my complaint and Protest was founded. It is very true that the
arrested Merchant is an Inhabitant of Cuddalore, for where else should the
Servants of this our Factory dwell, they are indeed Inhabitants of Cuddalore,
but I can by no means allow that any Person but our Netherland's Coy. should
exercise any sort of Jurisdiction over them they own only the aforesaid Com-
pany as their Lords and Masters by virtue of the 5*. Article of the Commercial
Treaty granted in the midst of the last Century by the King of Gingy to this

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 193

our Factory which imports. " In case the Servants of the Dutch Company-
should commit any thing which deserved Punishment they shall be referrd
intirely in the Company." These Prerogatives have been granted to this
Factory at Cuddalore by the Governor ,& Council of Fort St. George under
the 29^^^. November 1756. How far your Worships proceedings against our
Merchant agree with this Priviledge I leave to every Body's consideration.
Your being unacquainted with our Immunities and thus rejecting my Protest
hinders me not in the least to persist in it, Yea to renew it most solemnly
and by virtue of it I reclaim from your Worship the arrested Merchant as
you will answer the consequences since I shall be obliged to lay this affair before
my Superiors and High Masters.

I remain with all Consideration
Cuddalore Worshipful Sir

1st. Novk. 1765. Your most Obedient Servant

Baars.

Cum Scripto Origenali
convenit quod testimonie
Suo confirm at

g. hutteman

Copy

Cuddalore 14th. November 1765.

A true Copy

RoBT. Barclay, Secry.

N°. 195.

To THE HONBLE RoBERT PaLK EsQB.

President & Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

Notwithstanding our Importunities to Sadashwerow the Renter of
St. Davids & Trevindaporam, he has not yet paid his July Kist for these
Farms, but your Honor &ca. may be assured we shall still continue to use our
utmost endeavours to make him do it as soon as possible.

Our Cash Account & other monthly Papers wait on you herewith & are
isvith the greatest Respect

Cuddalore Honble Sir & Sirs

23". November 1765. Your most Obedt. humble Servants

John L. Smith.
John Call and.
Robert Donsett.

1765—25

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Liat of Cloth on Hand.
At Washers 269|

Dyers 123J

Embal'd 20

Bales . . 411

No. 196.

To THE Right Honble Robert Palk Esq«.
President & Governor of Fort St. George
ON THE Coast of Choromandel &ca. &ca. on
behalf of the right honble english
East India Company and the
Council at Madras.

Honble Sir & Sirs

Also our Resident a [sic'] Cuddalore Peter Baars gives us knowledge with
his Letter of the 2^. Ins*, how the Day before the first Servant of the Company,
x»r the Inlands Merchant Turwasel Trimilu Chittee by the order of your Chief
of that place, Mr. John Lewin Smith, has been taken away out of his house
by four Tallears & brought to him, where he was still kept arrested until the
next Day, without thereof to him Resident any notice was given, much less
has he received any answer upon two Letters he wrote to Mr. Smith aforesaid
about that Merchant, and that Arrest has been only for reason that one Cannappa
Moodeliaar has all before hand, having accusd [sic] him Trimile Chitty by said
Mr. Smith, concerning a Pretension and Supposed the same was Legitimate,
it does not amount half what the first owes to the last, amounting the same
according a Bond of Payment of Pags. 200 shewed to said Baars, so it is
that we sent you in these the copys as well of what said Baars has wrote to us
as to said Mr. Smith, with the Translate of said Mallabars Bond of Payment,
begging you friendly to reproach more mentioned Mr. Smith over these Pro-
cedures and to give him orders to release said Turwasil Trimelu Chitty up
that he and his adversary may bring their concerns by you or by us, and so
doing shall the Prerogatives which the Servants and further Employers of
the Dutch East India Company enjoys in the Realm of Singy where under our
Demoliated Lodge of Tegenapatnam has been situated, not been weakened,
for at Cuddalore having been shewed to us a house in stead of said Lodge,
and has together the English high Council by their Letter of the 29*1^. Novem-
ber 1756. Bound her for our Priviledges due to us there, whereof these also
is by our Company obtained in the year 1654 that any People, of the Honble
Company Dutch or Black Servants being Transgressors in some things, and
meriting Correction, shall about that the Duans People not dare to do the
least thing, but the punishment be deferred entirely to the Honble Company.
We expect therefore that you shall not dispute and wrong us in our Priviledges
that we have obtained in said Realm, and that it will please you to give us
Satisfaction, since on our side we shall be on the same occasions always ready,
being with the utmost Esteem

Negapatam Honble Sir & Sirs

IN THE Fort the Nov». 1765. Your most Obedient & most humble

Servants

Peter Hacksteen

&CA. Council.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 195

N". 197.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ».

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S'^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

I have had the Honor to receive your commands of the 16*'>. of last Month
accompanying two chests of Treasure, containing each Sixteen thousand
Madras Pagodas, one of which I have kept here for the use of this settlement,
and have forwarded the other under an Escort of Seapoys to John Smith Esqr.
Chief &ca. Council of Vizagapatam.

I have the Honor to be with the greatest Eespect

Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

the 23». November 1765. Your most humble & most Obedient

Servant

George Dolben.

No. 198.

To the Honble Eobert Palk Esq".

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S'. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

I make bold once more to address you, to acquaint you that Mr. Smith at
Vizagapatam represented the ill treatment I met with from Ramadoss to the
Rajah Sittiram Raz, and thereon I have had satisfaction given me, which I
cannot better lay before you than by an abstract of my Letter to that Gentle-
man.

I humbly beg pardon for not immediately acquainting you hereof, but an
ill state of health prevented me.

I had wrote the above when I had the Honor to receive your Letter of the
22d. Octr. and am heartily sorry I have taken a wrong Step, tho' I must beg
leave to assure your Honors that my Chief reason for having any connections
with the Country Government was for the sake of Peace & not any Lucrative
views, the many Impositions & villainous dealings I hitherto met with made
me take this Step, & could I otherways have recover 'd my money and losses
I should not have renewed my agreement, and tho' I am as yet a Creditor, if
you will not allow me to fulfill my contract I will immediately give it up. tho
I shall be a Losser.

I have the Honor to be
Ganjam Honble Sir & Sirs

ll^H. NovK. 1765. Your most Obed*. & most humble Servant

John Lowe.

Extract of John Lowe's Letter to John Smith Esq^. at Vizagapatam

dated Oct». 20f^. 1765.

Sir

I have the Pleasure to have received your two favors of the 4*^. and 5^^.
instant, but not having any thing particular I defered answering till now.

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Gaude Eamadoss & I have agreed in the following manner, which I hope
will meet with your approbation.

On the 3d. Instant the Rajah's man (after having heard my complaints)
went away to Gaude Ramadoss and did not return till the 11th when he
brought with him G. Rammadoss's Brother in Law who after apologizing for
G. Ramadoss's ill Behaviour or rather confessing it he beg'd I would not per-
sist in my Resolution of not stirring from home as it was impossible that for
15 Days G. Ramadoss could come here on account of the Hautgur Rajah having
taken the Field against him, but that if I would consent to go to camp for one
Day I might depend on meeting with entire Satisfaction in every Respect on
consideration I concluded that there could not be a more proper place to receive
Satisfaction, than that where the affront was given, & therefore I consented
to go to him on condition that he pitched a Tent for me in the Front of his
Army, and that on our saluting each other he should fire 5 Guns, that he
himself should repeat his ill conduct before his officers, and promise not to do
the like again; all which he performed and even offered to make Oath before
his Bramins to observe the same, but this I did not insist on as his Oath and
word I think equally valid.

On my coming away he returned me my money and put Seapoys on the
People that detained Sloops 3, untill they pay me Rs. 300 being their Expences
during the Month detained, and he presented me with a Grey horse valued
here at Rs. 500.

I am

Sir &CA.

No. 199.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK EsQ«.

President & Governor &ca. Council of

Fort S'^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

On my arrival here the 13*^. Instant at Night the Officer commanding the
Garrison acquainted me that there was a Man under confinement in Irons, for
a murder committed by him at Ingeram, and delivered me the Letter I have now
the Honor to enclose you, from Mr. Dolben giving a circumstantial account of
the Fact. There is no Deposition taken of evidences, but the Prisoner does
not deny the Fact, I have therefore ordered him up to Madrass under a guard
of Seapoys, that he may stand his Tryal for so Barbarous an act, at the next
quarterly Sessions and am very Respectfully

Rajahmundry Honble Sir & Sirs

15™. NovK. 1765. Your most Obedient & most h'ble Serv*.

John Pybus.

To Captain Simon Hart.

Dear Sir

Under chargre of three salipoys I now send you, one of the two Bullock Peo-
ple you sent to Nillipille for arrack one the 25*^. past at night, they having both
been at the arrack shop together returned to the choultry at Nillipillee and as
the Prisoner says the other fell out with him about the Dogs having carried
away their Victuals and called him names upon which Blows ensued, and the
Prisoner having a stick and the other nothing in his hands to defend himself

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 197

lie mortally wounded the Deceased in the Head & that sometime after finding
he was dead he buried him in a hole near the choultry throwing over him a
little Sand, where he was found by some Boys at Play in the Morning.

I must remark that when I saw the Deceased who was brought to the
Factory it appeared to me as well as numbers of others, that the Wounds given
the Deceased could not be made with a stick but seem to have been made with
the Knife or Hook which he used to cut Grass with, one of them was large
the other Small both appeared Deep and were made behind the same Ear very
near to each other, and there is room to think he received them as he lay Drunk
or asleep on the Bullocks wadding which was all over Blood, the Deceased had
also a small cord f astned double round his neck as if to strangle him, the
Prisoner went to a Milkmans near by the Choultry and wanted to borrow a
Pelong with which they beat Rice and being answered they had none, he said
a stick would do but as they had none, or did not chuse [sic] to give him any he
pulled one out of the compound which was found in the Morning broke and
which the Prisoner says was the stick he used but there was no Blood on it;
The Deceased had received some Blows on the head & Face which might indeed
have been made with this stiek^these two people had several times quarrelled
and it seems upon the whole as if this horrid act was meditated.

I thought it most eligible to send the Prisoner to you that you may take
such a course with him as you may judge proper. I have hitherto given him
Subsistance he having nothing of his own, I beg the favor of you to return the
Jakepoys as soon as possible. I am

Ingeram Dear Sir

THE 1ST. jSTovB. 1765. Your most Obed*. humble Servant

George Dolben.

No. 200.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esqk.

President & Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

With your favor of the 16*^. Qctr. last forwarded by Mr. Dolben we
have received a further supply of sixteen Thousand (16000) Madrass Pagodas
for the service of the Investment.

We are also to acknowledge your Letter of the 22^. of the same Month,
where in your Honor &ca. are pleased to express your Satisfaction as to the
Supply of Bales sent you :^ Bristol Snow, and we must beg leave to observe,
that our utmost Efforts have since been used to the same purpose, but with
much less success both as to quantity and quality. The present Investment
is greatly prejudiced by the Troubles in these Parts that have been ravaged
and Impoverished by the Rajahs Enemies. Hence the Manufacture is
obstructed, and the Merchants to secure themselves, are obliged to take such
cloth as the Weavers can furnish, without the usual regard being had to its
Goodness. We hope therefore, that your Honor &ca. will not be sanguine in
your Expectations from us at this time ; as our Obedience to your orders for an
early dispatch of what Bales we may have on hand will also contribute to
abridge the quantity.

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Enclosed we transmit you the accounts of this settlement for last Month.
We are with utmost Respect

ViZAG: HONBLE SiR & SiRS

25™. Nov*. 1765. Your most Obedient humble Servants

John Smith.
John Davidson.
W". Barker.

Cloth on Hand at the Wash.

L.C.O Co. 177 7

L.C.M 136 11

L.CF 22 3

336 1

In the Wabehotjse.

L.C.O.W. Co. 27 5

L.C.M.W 21 4

L.C.F.W .. 18 17

67 6

Gorges .. 403 7

N". 201.

To THE HONBLE EOBERT PalK EsQ^.

President & Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

I have had the Honor to receive your Commands of the 15*^^. Ulto. by the
Snow Friendship enclosing Invoice and Bill of Lading of Stationary sent by
that Vessell also Remarks on the Investment provided here on which I have
to assure your Honor &ca. that I shall use my utmost Endeavours to improve
it as much as possible.

I have the Honor to be with the greatest Respect

Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

28™. NovK. 1765. Your most humble and most Obedient

Servant

George Dolben.

No. 202.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq*.

President & Governor &ca. CotrNciL

of Fort. S^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

The measures we are pursuing in order to accomplish the ends proposed
by the Court of Directors and secure to the Company the great Revenues they
now possess in Bengali, are so contrary to the Expectations, the views and the

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 199

Interests of many of their servants placed in the highest stations and intrusted
with the most weighty Employments of this Presidency that they have thought
proper to resign the Service. The opulent Fortunes they have acquired and
the Steps we are taking to prevent so sudden a growth of Wealth at the expence
of the Company and the National Character will sufficiently declare the motives
of their conduct & of yours.

Notwithstanding we found it expedient to reduce the number of our Board
from sixteen to twelve members yet three seats are already vacant and Mr.
Senior has expressed his full intention of returning home this season. It is
with regret that we observe that these vacancies cannot be filled by the Junior
Servants next in succession. The Corruption that prevailed in the Govern-
ment has descended to the lower Classes and a council composed of these would
frustrate every attempt to effect that general reformation so essential to the
success and Permanency of the measures proposed by our constituents We
therefore earnestly request, that in consideration of the present exigency of
our affairs, we may be favoured with the immediate assistance of Messrs. Claud
Russell, William Aldersey, Thomas Kilsall and Charles Floyer. These Gentle-
men are seniors to any in the list of our Covenanted servants below the Rank
of Council & we cannot entertain a doubt but their removal will be approved
by the Court of Directors when we have represented the reasons upon which
this request is founded.

You Gentlemen are equally sensible with us of the Importance of this
Settlement to the Company, & no less sollicitous for its Prosperity which
depends so much upon the Judicious selection of a Board. It is therefore
our further desire that Mr. Russell and the other Gentlemen may proceed
with all possible dispatch over Land, as the season of the Year would render a
Passage by sea tedious and we are now forming Plans for collecting the reve-
nues which will oblige several members of the Board to be absent from the
Presidency.

We are
Fort William Honble Sir & Sirs

THE 5™. NovB. 1765. Your most Obedient Servants

Clive.

Willie. Brightwell Sumner.
John Carnac.
Harry Veretst.

Sel. Committee.

No. 203.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esqb.

President & Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S'^. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

I have had the Honor to receive your Commands of 21st. past and beg leave
to assure you I shall use my best endeavours to get the Betteelas & fine Long
Cloth in readiness for the January Dispatch.
1765— 26a

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Enclosed wait on your Honor &ca. the accounts of this Settlement for last
Month. I have the honor to be with the greatest Respect

Ingeram Honble Sir & Sirs

1%^. Dec*. 1765. Your most humble and most Obedient

Servant

Geo: Dolben.

No. 204.

To THE Honble Robert Palk Esq^.

President & Governor &ca. Council

OF Fort S''. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

Since we did ourselves the pleasure of addressing you last under Date the
16*1^. Septi". We have been favoured with your Sundry letters of the 7*^. & 13tii.
August 2d. 4, 5, 7, 9, 14 & 15*^. September and 30*^. Ult°. by the Ganges
country Vessell, and the Honble Compy. Ships Grenville & Spike which have
safely imported with us.

We have now to acquaint you that just before the arrival of the latter
ship, upon considering that We had yet but one, of the Seas on with us, the
possibility that the others from their late Departure fromEngland and our
having received no accounts of them from you, might not arrive for some time,
with the Season advancing apace and the Benefit to the Company of receiving
their Investment early. We determined to alter the Kents Destination and
stationed her to return home as soon as possible after the Grenville; she is
accordingly unloading her Bombay consignments and such part as vpe do not
detain here We purpose forwarding by the Asia, and two of our Sloops pre-
paring to proceed thither for Repairs; the Spike we have fixed to carry the
Stores, from this and your Presidency for the Gentlemen at Fort Marlbro,
and to proceed from thence to China with a Supply of Treasure, with which
We shall assist, the Supracargoes in consequence of our Injunctions from the
Honble Court of Directors, this season particularly enforced us; and of the
remaining two Ships, one will proceed with a supply of Salt Pet re and what
Grain we can afford you, to be filled up at your Presidency for Europe, and
agreably to your request shall be dispatched to you as soon as possible after
her arrival here, and the other will be our last Dispatch direct from hence.
We have given the necessary advice of this Disposition to the Gentlemen at
Bombay.

The Packet for the Court of Directors received with your Letter of the
7th. August was duely forwarded by the Admiral Stevens, as was a Duplicate
of the Invoice of Provisions shipped by us on the Earl of Middlesex for victual-
ling the Prisoners from the French Islands agreably to your request under the
3d. September. The Admiral Stevens received her Dispatches at In^elee on
the 5th Ulto.

We have duely attended to the Representations of the Gentlemen of Fort
Marlbro' s for a large supply of Grain & shall endeavour to assist them fully,
of which we shall particularly advise you when the Spike proceeds to you. The
Syren Snow is at present preparing to receive a part of their Indent.

We have directed the Assay Master to make an assay of the samples of
Gold received also vdth your first Letter, and his Report shall be duely advised
to you.

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 201

Finding that the currency of A. Rupees coined in our Mint is greatly
obstructed and that they pass at a Discount from those struck with you, because
of their bearing the name and Titles of the old King. We are to request that
you will send us by the first opportunity the stamp used in your Mint,

We are with Esteem
Fort William Honble Sir & Sirs

THE 6^= OF November 1765. Your most Obedient Servants

Clive.

W^*. Brightwell Sumner.
John Carnac.
Harry Veretst.

No. 205.

To the Honble Egbert Palk Esq».

President and Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort S^. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

We are to acknowledge the favor of your Letters of the 6*i». & ^^^. Instant,
as also one from Mr. Secretary Aldersey of the 21^*. Ulto.

A Copy of the General Books since the Eeistablishment of this settle-
ment are now preparing but to enable us to finish them, & carry on our other
Books, we must request you will be pleased to order to be sent us Twenty Quires
of Royal Paper.

We have directed the Paymaster to inquire what quantity of Chinam can
be procured, & the Price, as also the charge of removing Bricks from the Ruins
of Fort St. David to Cuddalore, & so soon as he has obtained the necessary
information your Honor &ca. shall be acquainted therewith.

Agreable to your Directions under Date the d^^. Tytyival Chitty was
immediately released, and the Resident for the Dutch Company acquainted
with the conditions conformable to the Purport of your Letter.

The Agent for Military Cloathing having represented that there is a
difference arising from the adding up of the Stoppages made for the Military
at 42 fans. ^ Pagoda instead of 36 which he alledges is contrary to the usual
custom at Madrass and in the course of the year amounts to Pag^. thirty six
twenty Eight, Fanams & thirty two Cash (36-28-32) more than the full pay,
which has already been drawn. We have to request your Honor &ca. directions
thereon.

We have to inform you that Sadasheverow the Renter of St. David and
Trevenduporam has at last made good his payment of the July Kist for these
Bounds, tho' not without much difficulty, by reason of several of the Tenants
under him being greatly in arrear.

The advances to the Merchants since the clause of the Cash account having
nearly exhausted our Cash, We are to request your Honor &ca. will be pleased
to order a supply of fifteen thousand (15000) Pagodas to be sent us as soon as
possible.

Our Cash Account & other monthly Papers wait on you herewith, and
we are with much Respect

Cuddalore Honble Sir & Sirs

18th. Decem«. 1765. Your most Obedient humble Servants

John Calland.
rob^. dowsett.
Francis Jourdan.

202 Records of Fort St. Geori

List of Cloth on Hand.

at Washers . . . . . . . • . . . . • • . . 314

Beaters .. 24^

Dyers lOT^

Embald 91

Bales . . 537

N". 206.

To THE HONBLE ROBERT PaLK,

President & Governor &c^. Council

. OF Fort 8"^. George.

HoNBLE Sir & Sirs

We have received your favor of the 2^. Ulto. vpith the Packet for the
Honble the President & Council of Bombay which has been duely forwarded.

Our Honble Master's Ships Fox & True Briton have imported here, the
former the 2&^. & the latter the 30*1^. Ult°. and both sailed for Bombay the
l^t. Instant.

We observe your Honor &ca. proposed for conveying our Letters overland,
and tho' an Extra Gratuity has been offered these Pattamars for undertaking
the same by the Rout you mention, they would not agree to perform it, pleading
they were entire strangers to that part of the Country We therefore dispatch
them by the usual Tract, and shall use our Endeavours to procure a Person,
at this Place, for undertaking the Passage to Velloor.

We remain,
Tellicherry Honble Sir & Sirs

3». DecemR. 1765. Your most Obedient humble Serv*.

James Ryley.
W. S. Curt.
RiCHi>. Bate.
Rob''. Sparks.
Willm. Townsend.

N". 207.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq".

President & Governor &c^. Council

at Fort S'. George.

Honble Sir & Sirs

We receiv'd the original of your Letters the 11*^1. September.

John Spencer Esqr. arrived here on the 19ti». Instant, and has proceeded
to Bombay. Our Honble Master's Ships, The Fox, Capt. Hume, and True

Letters to Fort St. George, 1765 203

Briton Capt. Crighton imported here on the 21st. & 22d. Instant to fill up
their Water and have since sailed for Bombay.

We are with Eespect
Anjengo Honble Sir & Sirs

26™. Nov*. 1765. Your most Obed*. h'ble Servants

Thomas Whitehill.

Arthur King.

W^. Tayler.

Isaac Allgood Glasse.

To the Honble Robert Palk Esq*.

President & Governor &c^. Council

OF Fort St. George.
Honble Sir & Sirs

I have been honored with your commands of the 21^*. and 2Q^^. Ulto.

Mr. Dawson has been acquainted with the Intentions of Messrs. Fair-
field and Turner of proceeding to Europe by the next Ship, that he might hold
himself in readiness to remove to the Presidency to take his Seat at the Board
on the Receipt of your orders.

In Reply to the Remarks of the Committee on the Mazulipatam accounts
of August and September I must acknowledge the Batta & horse allowance
paid to Mr. Stevens to have been done through a want of attention to the
Impropriety of those charges, the amount of which shall therefore be refunded
by him and with Respect to the expence of Bullocks employed with the army
being brought to account at Mazulipatam. I followed that method from what
I thought had been practised at Madrass respecting the Bills from the con-
tractor for victualling and furnishing Draught & carriage Bullocks, for the
army, which I understood did not appear in the account of the Paymaster in
the Field, but were presented to the Board and discharged by their order by
the^ Commissary General. But there being no Employ of that Nature at
Masulipatam, and the Business of Dieting the men and furnishing the Bul-
locks necessary for the service of the army, being on the same footing as to the
southward; with this difference only, that every charge of the kind is carried
to the head of Expedition on account the Northern Circars instead of Nabob
Mahommed Ally Cawn. I considered such charge would appear more properly
in the accounts of the Settlement than those of the Paymaster in the Field, and
therefore observed that method. But if your Honor &ca. shall be pleased to
direct that this Charge appear in future in the accounts of the Paymaster, a
due Obedience shall be paid.

I am very Respectfully,
Camp near Peddapore Honble Sir & Sirs

the 20™. Decemb. 1765. Your most Obedient and most humble

Servant

John Pybus.

INDEX

I-AGE p^Qj,

B — cant.

Abalampe [Abelampe],

Bandarmalanka . . 1, 17, 59, 67, 73, 74^

Commander

12, 41

76, 77, 81, 95, 107, 114,

Abdalla Oareem

135

138, 143 (Passim)

Acheen [Atcheen,

Atchein]
Admiral Pococh

7, 12,

25,54
19, 41, 88

Bantam . . . . - . 86
Bantnan .... 49
Barampoor . . . . 176

121, 140

Barclay, Robt. . . 61, 191, 192

Admiral Steevens . .

149

15l', 200

Barker, S.\ Robert . . 151

Admiral Watson

1, 2, 3, 18

, 27, 54

Barker, W"". . . 6, 15, 21, 22, 30, 35,

6£

, 109, 169,

166, 167

37, 38, 57, 67, 72,,

Africa

75, 80, 85, 106, 113,

Albestiee, H.

107

117, 131, 141 [Passim)

Albion

Barlowe, JSTathaniel. 150

Aldersey, W"". .. 98, 111, 190,

199, 201

Barneoon . . . . 135

Allen, John

185, 190

Barns and Campen,

AUimooden [Alli-

Messrs 3

modin, Allinodin] . .

49, 50, 51,

133, 134,

Bassorah .... 12a

135

Batavia .. .. 1, 2, 3, 19, 23, 26,

Alves, Captain Walter.

11, 41, 45

, 52, 121

36, 42, 54, 68 (Passim)

133,

135, 173

Bate, Rich*. . . 202

Amour, Commander Bon . .

12,41

Baupraz, Duttaloory. 78

Amoy

45, 86

Beckingham [Becken-

Amul

ham, Buckenham]. 109, 144, 145, ]58

Andam Cbitrus

157

Beeckum Perie . . 21

Andrews, John

105, 106

Bencoolen . . . . 4, 11, 42, 43, 82, 121,.

Anjengo

203

151

Anson

25, 80

Bengal . . . . 2, 3, 10, 25, 64, 68,

Arcot

31, 119

81, 120, 150, 154

Ardley, Mr.

Benjamin .... 54

Argyle (Ketch)

70, 74

Benjar .. .. 159

Arrealoor , .

Bergh, Vand'. [Vanden] ' 12 , 41

Aschat

12, 41

Berier .... 12, 41

Ashburner, W". . .

166

Bimilipatam [Bimble-

Asia . .

25, 150,

151, 200

patam] . . . . 91, 132, 133, 147, 171

Aska

176

Blaokwell, Elidad . . 158

AudimoolapiUa

99, 100,7101, 102,

Blewit, Captain John. 1, 3, 54, 109, 166, 167

103,

104, 184

Blount [Blunt], Sam-

Aukerwyhe ..

151

uel .. .. 11, 13, 14, 39, 40,

Auroor

41, 45, 122, 123, 125, 127, 128

Avisal, Dabalabutra.

157

Boddam, Rauson

Hart .. ..25, 31, 60, 84, 88,

92. 120, 156, 166, 178

Baars, Pieter

69, 137,

139, 190,

Boddes, William . . 36

191, 192,

193, 194

Boers, S 190

Bacon, Mr. . .

Bombay .. . . 1, 19, 25, 31, 93,

Baddison [Baddington],

149, 151, 155, 158

Captain Thomas . .

2,54

Bonte, H 69, 91

Baker, Simon

Bon Voyage .. .. 10, 91

Bakewell, Mr.

Boonen [Roonen], Mr. 26, 69

Balabao [Balabar] ..

48, 135

Bootchy [Botchy]

Balaja, DamaUiam . .

Chitty .. ..65, 136, 137, 184

Balambangan [Bala-

Borneo . . . . 48, 50, 86, 140

mangan, Balamban-

Bourchier, Charles . . 3, 25, 186

jan, Balambanzan].

7,50

133, 135

Bowland, John . . 4

Bale, Ed

166

Boyer, Commander. . 12, 40 41

BaUiah [Bally],

Bradley, Mary .. 20'

Deiun [Deam]

34, 77,

112, 113

Brereton, Capt". . . 146

Bale Bandaharia . .

Brilliant .. .. 172,174

1765—27

:206

B — cont.
Bristol .. .„ 35, 106, 168, 171,

185, 197
British King .. 12,41,43

Brittania . . ... 16, 114

Brodie, Alexander 35, 106, 168

Brooke, Captain . . 69

Brouwer [Brower],

Christian .. 70, 74, 98, 118, 119

Bruce, Mr 187

Bullen, Hon'ble David 67

Burdett, John .. 7, 20, 27, 71, 80,

109, 113
Burnett [Burnet],

James . . . . 108, 129

Bussavapah .. 113

Bute .. ..1,19,20,27,68,71,80
Byfield, Tho^ . . 93, 95, 166

Byley, Ja^ 25, 156

Caernarvon . .

19, 20, 73, 81

CakuUa .. ..19, 27, 88, 93, 120

Can, Major

Ca.lla.Tid, John ... 5, 19,

107, 138

26, 27, 53, 61,

63,

68, 79, 89, 98,

115

116,119, 137,

139, 142

, 153 (Passim)

Callicut

157, 158, 166

Callitan

Cambodia . .

Cambosa

Campbell, Major
Camper, Johannes . .
Campen, Messrs.
Barns and

168
69

Camptopher, Mr. . .
Canapah Moodeliar . .
Cansheum Gongeah

Dora Chitty
Cantervischer, T. . .
Canton . . . . 9, 10,

20
191, 192, 194

69,91

11, 12, 13, 14,

38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 52,-

86, 173
Carnae, John . . 173, 199, 201

Carnatie .... 142

Carter, Roger . . 2, 3, 46, 55, 56, 69,

108, 109, 110, 111, 145, 159, 167

Cartledge, Lieutenant.

116

Carvalho [Cavaihe,

Cavalho], Lewis . .

9, 38, 125

Casemore, Ensign . .

Casimcotah. . .

132, 147

Canma,jee Puntaloo,

Moosalanty [Moos-

lacontee] . .

107, 118

Celebes

Ceylon [Zeloan]

173

Chantabum . .

Chellumbrum

115

Ghembodoo, Cotta . .

Chenamanaickpollam

[Ghenamnaickpol-

1am] 98,99.100

101—104,

180—184

C — cont.

Chia 87

Chicacoal .... 176

China . . . . 2, 7, 8, 9, 11, 19, 40,

42, 43, 45, 47, 52, 68, 86 (Passim)
Chinnu . . . . 179, 180

Chitram Rauze . . 78, 175

Choromandel, Coast of 26, 69, 74, 82, 97,
118, 132, 194
Christian, John . . 20

Chumbadoo, Cota .. 34,77,112

Cleghorn, William . . 54, 56, 57

Cleugh, Commander. 12, 41

Clinton .... 4

Clive 113,120,151,178,190.

Clive, Lord . . 150, 173, 199, 201

Cochin China . . 43, 86

Cojemal, Nizar [Coje-

mat, Nazan] . . 39, 125

Coletchee .... 157

Cooke, Captain . . 55, 109

Coringa .... 165

Gornac, Brigadier

General . . . . 150

Cottarah Chinniah . . 21

Court, Jonathan . . 4

Courtiane, M"'. . . 146

Court, Samuel . . 120, 156, 166, 178

Cranmore, M^. . . 85

Craufurd, Quintin .. 10,11

Creighton [Crighton],

Capt 55. 203

Crole .... 55

Crommelin, Gha^ . . 25, 31, 88, 92, 120,
156, 166, 178
Cronprince . . . . 12, 41

Cruttenden .... 4

Cuddalore . . . . 5, 19, 26, 27, 32, 33,
34, 38, 45, 46, 53, 62, 63 (Passim)
Curt, W. S 202

Dalrymple [Dalrim-

ple], A 8, 11, 12, 46, 47, 52,

121, 133, 134, 136
Darvall [Darvale], Joseph 55, 56, 108, 109,
110, 111, 145, 159, 167
Davalloo, Gavany . . 67

Davarum Paddo . . 143

Davidson, John . .1Q§, 171, 186, 188, 198
Dawson, George . . 1, 5, 21

Dawson, Capt. R. . . 158

Day, Thomas . . 166

Dean, Richard . . 20

De Fiellitas, P. T. [J], L. 69, 91

D'fries, Polling G. . . , , 158

De Jenchere, S. . . , 56

Delvin, Themote . . 26

De Rosa, Don Domingo 52

De Soise, Rogue

Jocin . . . . 4

Desplan, Capt". John. 135

Devisme, Step". . . 9, 11, 13, 14, 39, 40,

41, 45, 7(», 122, 123,

125, 127, 128

D — cont.

Devonshire . .
Displa'^^, Captain . .
Dodley [Doddly}
Dodwe]!, Capt°.

George
Dolben, George . . 14, 17,
35, 58,

Dolphin

Dontum Chitty Verapah
Dormieaux, Jacob A.
Dormieaux, P. T. . .

F — cont.

71, 74

25, 30, 32, 33,

60, 66, 67, 73,

75 (Passim)

Doveton, Captain
Dowsett, Robert

Drake

Drake, Dawsonne . .

Due de Penthicore

[Duede Pentheore].
Duke of Gloucester

[Glocester]
Duke of Richmond . .

Dutton

Du Votenet, Commander

175

12, 41

32, 33, 34, 38, 53,

61, 62, 68, 139, 142,

153 (Passim)

140, 146

2, 41

40, 109, 128, 151

2, 4, 11, 69, 109, 128,

151

12. 41

Earl of Ashburnham.
Earl of Elgin.
Earl of Lincoln
Earl of Middlesex .

East Indies . .

Edwards, John

Egmont

Eichnen, Philip

Elephant

Elizabeth . .

EUicatippah, Island of

EUour

Elphinston, Captain. .

Emptage, Captain

George
England

122.

Europe

Fairfield, M^

Faizan, Captain

Falmouth

Fernell, Commander

Fitzhugh [Fitchugh];

55, 109, 128, 151,

40, 122, 123

88, 109, 130, 151,

155, 158, 159, 164,

180, 184, 200

135

167, 171

4, 43

12, 41

55, 1' 8

114, 132

153

12,41

1, 3, 54

, 10, 21, 46, 121,

128, 134, 135, 136,

144, 145, 167, 200

4, 151

19, 25, 31, 37, 69,

, 80, 86, 88, 92, 93

(Passim)

203

149, 151

12. 41

Fletcher, Henry
Floyer, Charles
Forrest, Tho^
Forrester, John
Fort St. George

Fort WiUiam
Fox ..
France
Frazer, Cap*.
Freijrt, Commander
Friendship . .

109, 159

158

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,

9, 10 (Passim)

7, 20, 21, 27, 71

151, 202

135, 157

167

12, 41

167, 171, 198

Ganges

Ganjam [Gangham].

200

15, 105, 106, 130,

175, 176, 195

Garland, Nathaniel . . 11, 13, 14, 39, 40, 41,

45, 122, 123, 125, 127, 128

Caspar, Don
Gasport, M''.
Gerrauze [Gorrauze].
Gilson, Thomas
Gingy

Glasse, Isaac Allgood.
Glatton
Goddard, M^
Godfrey, Benj°.
Godolphin
Golconda
Golindur

Goriman, Governor.
Grampus
Grant, Robert
Graj^ George
Great Britain
Gregory, Michael . .
Grenville
Greyhound . .
Grosvenor
Gruah

Guild, John . .
Guntoor
Guttendeevy
[Guttendeery]

129

146

107, 143

139, 192

203

12, 41, 43

2,4

151

73, 76, 81

167

97, 113, 120, 173

135

171, 175, 200

3, 68

4, 10, 151

135

109, 110, 145, 159, 167

142

78-

151,

Hacksteen, Peter
HaUs [HaU], Captain

Ham, M'

Hardwicke, Commander

Hardwicke . .

132, 194

8, 12, 41

12, 41

4, 161

Tho'

11, 13, 14, 39, 40, 41, 45,
122, 123, 125, 127, 128

Harrison, W™.
Harsteen, P. S.
Hart, Simon
Haselhamp [Hasel-

kamp], J^
Hautgur, Rajah of . .
Havannah . .
Hawke
Hay, James,
Haynan, Island of . .
Hay, Robert

11,13,14,39,40,41, 45

196

56,

69, 91

196

11, 46

109, 110, 111,

145, 159, 16T

208

Heaths, Thomas .
Herbert, John

Heyder Ally Cawn .
Holderness . .
Holland, M'.
Hohn, Un. ..
Hooke, Commander.
Hornby, W".

Homer, Man".

45,
Horsendon . .
Hume, Alex.

H — cont.

14, 67, 84

. . 2, 3, 55, 56, 108, 109,

110,111,145, 159, 167

120

J — cont.

Jourdan, Francis .. 79, 89, 90, 98, 115,

116, 119, 137, 139, 140,

142, 201

1, 71

Hurt, H

Husse, Monsieur
Hussen Ally Cawn . .

Hust, W

Hutchinson, Cha^. . .
Hutchinson Norton.
Hutteman, M . G. . .
Huulbeck, G.
Huyper, Commander.
Bysom [Hiiysom] . .

Ibrahim Begj
Idaan

Idell, Henry
Illanon
Illocos [Illocus]

39, J25

12, 41

31, 88, 92, 120,

156, 166, 178

. 11, 13, 14, 39, 40, 41,

122, 123, 125, 127, 128

151

13, 14, 39, 40,

41, 45, 202

93, 95

157

15, 90, 107

25.

11.

Indi

Ingeram

60, 61

Ingerlee [Ingelee] . .
Inglis, Captain
Ireland

Irshippa Chittee
Israel [IsraU]

Jackson, Commander.
Jackson, Gteorge
Jackson, Joseph
Jacob, Artoon [Arteen]
Jaffir Pranky Mallick.
Jagaya Chitte,

Moepady . .
Jaggah Dieu
Jaggernaitporum . .
Jan Visscher
Japan

Jaugoo Peddy
Java . .

Jeseram Rauze
Jeylingen, 0. V.
Joggey Rauze
Johnson, Jacob
Johnstone, John
Joongua . . . .
Jorack .. ..

153

166

5, 137, 191, 193

107

12, 41

2. 3, 69

6, 21, 23, 47, 57, 67,

79, 80, 141,172

45, 55, 86, 98, 109,

149

17, 30, 32, 33, 35, 58,

66, 73, 75 (Passim)

19, 26, 71

135

18, 64, 184

49, 51

Jovu-dan, William . .
Juggoo Puntaloo,

CondraiguUoo
Juhan Dato

Kamp, J^ Hasel
Kancowe [Kancow]
Karicall
Kent . .

Kilsall, Thomas
King, Arthur
Earkpatrick, Thos.
Kistna
Kumannies . .

107, 117, 143
51

86, 87

74, 88

19, 113, 119, 120,

151, 165, 173, 200,

199

157, 203

179, 180

Lacam, M"^. . . . .
Lachemy Narsoo,

Vencajala . . 67

Lackins, William . . 4

Lackum Chittee

Pattisum .. ..24, 34, 59, 84, 112

Lambruggen, H. . . 69, 91

La Motte, Commander
Langlois, M"^.

12, 43

12, 41

56, 87

11, 14, 125

8, 50, 135

91, 116

186

21, 60

175

55, 108

71, 113, 150

LapwiTig
Latham

Laws, M""

Lebeuf [Lebouf], Fr^

Legeyt, Captain

Leizon

Lela, Maharaja

Leopard

Leycester, Ralph

Ligore [Legore]
Lincoln
Lombardy . .
London

Lord Clive
Lord Holland

Lord Howe
Lord Mansfield

10, 71, 173

12, 41, 43, 136

88, 98

129, 146

109

135

7, 20, 27, 71, 97, 113,

120, 150, 173

12, 41, 43

86, 81

7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 41,

43, 45, 47, 52, 88, 92,

93 (Passim)

4, 12, 41, 43, 68, 113

9, 10, 12, 41, 43, 69,

121/123, 124, 126

29, 73, 76

25, 31

Lowes [Lowe], John. 15, 67, 105, 106, 130,

175, 176, 177, 187, l88, 195

Lucksimadass . . 157

Luconia .. .. 6, 68, 80, 158, 167

Macao . . . . 10, 121

Mackay, Captain

Hugh .... 70, 74

Mackenzie, W". .. 9, 11, 13, 14, 39, 40,

,41, 45, 70, 122, 123, 125,

; 127, 128, 146

209

M — cont.

Madagascar . .

54, 144, 173

Mummudjrraram . .

■ 78

Maddala [Maddeley]

Mundapettah

Reddy . .

107, 143

MurymuUoo

Maddapollam

163

Muttoo

113

Madras

1,6, 7,

10, 16, 20,

Muxadavad [Muxadavat]

10. 12, 40, 41

23,

, 24, 26,
43, 44,

. 29, 30, 36,
54 (Passim)

Mysore

Magindanao

136

Mahomed Ally Kha.n,

Nabob . .

143, 203

Nab, M'

150

Mahomed Ally Modin,

Nairne [Nairn],

Sultan

135

Robert .. -.2,

9, 12, 41, 55,

Mahomed Sadut

,69,

108, 109, 110,

Mahomud Asharu£E

65, 118, 137, 184

111, 121,

145

i, 158, 159, 167

Mahomud Hussein . .

Nanah

135

Maitland, Captain . .

1, 68, 71

Nancy

12, 41, 54, 57

Majendie, W.

151, 152

Nankin . . ...

Malabar [MaUabar]

25, 42, 86

Narcissi [Narcisse], F.nas

Malacca [MaUacca]

40, 57, 85

Narsimcoele, Nalamala

91, 116

MaHock [MaUack,

Narsipore

.189

MaUcok], Capt°.

145

Narsoe, Conkesha . .

114

Mamancha . .

Natal . . . .

Manabee jManabeil].

50, 51

Nazareth [Mazareth],

Mangapatam

S'. Johannes

10,70

ManiUs [Manilha] .. 1.

, 7, 9, 10

1,11,36,43,

Nediaput .. ..98

,99,

100, 101, 102,

45,

46, 49,

51, 55, 68,

103, 104,

180,

, 181, 182, 183

70 (Passim)

Neebuhr, Carfflen . .

107

Manna

2, 55, 68

Neela [NeUa] Chittee.

18, 64, 184

Manuel, Johannis . .

108

Negapattam [Nega- 5,

26,

69, 91, 98,

Maria Marcelina

54, 55

patnam]

132, 139, 194

Marlborough

NeUapah Moodely ..

65, 184

[Marlbro], Fort of. 2,

19, 55,

69, 97, 108,
128

NeUapillee [NeUey-
PiUey, NiUipiUe,

Marriott, Randolph.

3, 26

NealapeUy]

67;

, 68, 107, 114,

Mary

115, 196

Mason, J. Y.

21, 22, 30

Neptune . . . . 1,

2, 3, 43, 46, 47,

Massey, Cap*.

185

54, 93, 135

Masuhpatam

Nicola, Monsieur . . ■

•

157

[MetchUipatam] . . 1,

5, 6, 16

, 21, 29, 61,

Nizam Ally . .

96, 115, 142

73,

76, 77, 203

Nizampatam

143, 154, 169

Mathews, Captain . . ,

Nodes, Captain

Maurities

Norfolk

11,

12, 41, 43, 69

Mayers, Captn.

146

Northern Circars . .

203

Medway

Northumberland . . 10

, 12

!, 41, 43, 44,

Meer Banker

143

69, 121,

123, 124, 126

Meer Sied [Said]

Hussein

81, 82, 83

Meredith, Ensign . .

7, 147

Obie

107

Michael, Gregory . .

12, 125

Oky MaUick [OMm

Miguel, S*. Gregory.

70, 135

MaUick] . .

50 51

Mildrum, George . .

129

Olbers, Commander. , ^^

19 41

.Mindanao
Mindoro
Misaladass ..

48, 135, 136
135
157

Ongole . . . . 143, 154, 169, 186,

187, 188

Ormston, Capt". .. si

Mitford [Milford],

Osterly .. . .

commander

12, 41

Mocha

151

Moco Moco . .

Moffat, Commander.

12,41

Pacifick .. ..

151

Money, M'

Paina, Capt°.

133

Moodu Kistna PUha.

18, 64,

181, 184

Paliam Cotah

157

Moopera Chitty Butchena

147

Paliool .. ..

Morse, M'

39, 125

Palk, M^

39, 125

Muglatore, Rajah of.

107, 114, 130

Palk, J. H. Gillftm . .

107

210

INDEX

p—cont.

PAGE

FAOE

Palk, Robert

—8, 10, 12—17,

Queen of Denmark . .

19—21,

23—27, 29—35,

3&— 40,

43, 48, 53, 54,

56—58,

60, 61 (Passim)

Pallainy

Ragavaraz, Wacheroy.

Pandre Maduum

Rain [Raine], M^ . .

116, 131

Panons, M'^

Panton, Jacob

Pappall

Parauag

88
45
135

Rajahmundry [Raja-
mundree] [Raja-
mundy] . . . . 15

, 138, 142, 154, 196

Parrivica, Nattan . .

157

Raja Laut . .

Parter

163

Ramaniah [Rim-

Pascal, John Edmund.

13, 125

niah], Jad(JapoUah

Passig [Sloop]

[Toddapolla]

21, 29

Patawan [Palawan].

48, 135

Rameapatam

154

Paton, Jacob

13, .125

Rammadoss, Gaude

Patue

olias [Dosanna]. .,

175—177, 187,

Paupah [Paupa]

195, 196

Chittee . .

18, 65, 137, 184

Ram Raja . .

157

Payne, John

178, 185, 190

Ramsay, Andrew . .

31, 92

Pearce, Tho :

Ranamapattar,

Peddapore . .

203

Lucksimadarapattah

157

Pepri

Raphael, Edward . .

Perring, Peter

187

Raugarauze Divam.

Pidang

Revenge

1, 2, 22, 47

Pierow Pettah

Rice, W. A

166

Pieterez [Pieterze],

Richardson, Oapt".

144, 145

[Pieterly], Commander

12, 41, 69, 91

Riddel, Captain

12, 140

Pieyteveld [Piuyteveld]

12,41

Roberts, Captain . .

54,55

Pignon, Don Antonio

Rolas

135

Pigot, Governor

Ross, Andrew

21, 31, 110, 129

Pigou, Commander. .

12, 41

Ross, Anthony

122

Pitcair, Geo. F.

158

Rous, W" 11

, 13, 14, 39, 40, 41,

Pitt 9,

10, 12, 41, 43,

45, 122,

123, 125, 127, 128

121, 123, 126

Royal Captain

151

Plassey .. ..4,

128

, 129, 138, 141,

Royal Charlotte

150, 151

155, 172, 173

Royal George

159

PlaydeU, C. S. ..7,

20,

27, 71, 80, 97,

Russels, Claud

122, 199

113, 120, 150

Rustum Ally Cawn

81—83

Pocock

12, 41, 43, 47

Ryley, James

166, 178, 202

Poenemarken

91, 132

Pondicherry . . 139,

140, 157, 178.

185, 190

Ponsborne . .

151, 178, 190

Sababonal . .

Pooloo

Sabut Jung . .

Porpus [Porpuse] . .

23, 29, 30, 73

Sadasheverow

Porto Novo . .

18, 139, 140

[Sadashwerow] . .

168, 169, 193, 201

Pregadre Vinkat-

Sadlier, Anthony . .

11, 122

ramadoo . .

Sadras

178, 190

Price, W". A.

25,

31, 88, 92, 156

S'. David's, Fort of 169,

180, 191, 193, 201

Prince Frederick

12,41

S'. Francis Xavier . .

Prince of Wales

4, 97

S'. Helena . .

2,4

Princess Augusta . .

23, 27, 54, 121

SK John [Jwin]

Pullicat

Baptista ..

60, 72, 73

Pulo Capas de Mar.
Pulo Capas dee Perr.

87
87

S'. Romain, Comman-
der.

12 41

Pulo Capas de Terr.

Salem

62, 88, 89

Pulo Lant . .

Purling, A

Pursotumdasa
Pybus, John . . 1,
82, 83,

16,

140

157

61, 73, 76, 77,

Salisbury

Sambadoo, Sambacody

Sampson, Brooke . .

151

96.

, 107, 114, 118,

Sandys [Sands],

130,

138, 143 {Passim)

Captain . .

12, 41, 69

INDEX

211

PAGE

S—cont.

PAGH

S—c(mt.

Sarapedin [Sarapodin],

Stevenson, M^

140

Dato .. .. 8, 48, 49, 50, 133,

Stockolm Slott

12,41

134, 135

Stonehouse, M''.

Saumy Nauda [Nada-

Stratton, George . .

14, 110

pillia] . . . . 18, 62, 65, 184
Saunders, David . . 4
Scott, George . . 55, 56

Streshalaputty

[Streeshleputty] ..

18, 62, 88, 96, 137,

Sea Horse .... 15

184

Seapoys .... 184

Sullivans, M^

Severin, J. [T.] D. . . 69, 91

Sumner, Will™.

Shambido, Cota .. 113

Brightwell

113, 119, 120, 150,

Shameer [Shamier]

199, 201

Sultan .. ..10, 11, 13, 70, 122,

Surat

92, 93, 94

125

Swan, Commander . .

12,41

Shans Welvaren

Sykes, Fra^

113, 120, 150, 173

[Stands Welvaren]. 12, 41

Syren

2, 3, 54, 65, 68, 97,

Shaw, Lieu'. . . 55

200

Sheck Boudy Woudy 176

Siach .... 85

Siam .... 71

Siam, Bay of . . 85, 87

Talbot

88, 92, 93—95

Siccawierana . . 91

Tamena [Tamina]

Singora .... 87

Jagoenaykeloe

Smgy .... 194

[Jagoenayketoe] . .

91, 116, 147

Sinon, Johannes . . 13

Tampassook

Sinsur .... 140

Tapeta Cawn.

176

Sitteram Rauze

Tarter

162, 174, 177

[Sittiram Raz] .. 130, 132, 153, 154,

Tayler, W-.

157, 203

195

Tegenapatnam [Tena-

Skottowe, John ... 4

gapatnam]^ [Tevena-

Smith, Charles . . 6, 15, 21, 22, 30, 36,

patnam] '. .

139, 140, 194

Tellicherry ..

93—95, 166, 178, 202

Smith, George .. 87

Thames

151
25
151

Smith, John . . 4, 6, 15, 21, 22, 30.
35, 36, 38, 57, 67, 72,

Thompson, George . .

Tilberry

80, 85, 106, 113, 117,

Timmajee . .

131, 141 (Passim)

Timoan

171

Smith, John Lewin . . 5, 14, 19, 26, 27,

Tindall

32-34, 38, 53, 60, 62,
63, 68, 79, 84, 89, 98

Tinner, Capt.

115, 116, 119, 137,139]

Tiongua [Teungue,

142 (Passim)

Teungua, Trungua]

45, 134

Smith, Nathan'. . . 4

Smith, Tho. .. 11,13,14,39,40,41,

45, 122, 123, 125, 127, 128

Tirson [Tiroon]
Tity Wahl Chitty
[Tytyival Chitty,

Solebay [Soleby] . . 109, 144, 158, 173

Tily Whal Chitty].

191, 192, 201

Soolo [Sooloo] . . 7, 8, 11, 12, 45, 46,

Toomangong, Dato.

48, 50, 51, 121

Topander, J. L.

190

Sornay, Piere . . 13, 125

Torado

Souasa, Antonia . . 52

Townsend, W™. . .

93, 95, 166, 202

Sparks, Robert . . 93, 94, 95, 166, 202

Towsan Abai

Speedwell .. .. 108, 147, 152, 155,

Tranjans [Tranjano,

165, 172, 173

Trangans]

85—87

Spencer, John T. . . 7, 20, 27, 31, 71, 80,

Tranquebar

31, 70, 74, 79, 98,

97, 202

107, 119

Spike .. .. 151,200

Travancore . .

157

Squirrel .... 135

Trevendoporam

Stanna .... 47
Stasse, J. W. . . 157
Steuart [Stewart],

Hew [Haw.] .. 109, 110, 111, 145,

[Trevendoporam ,
Trevindaporam,
Trevenduporam] . .

168, 169, 180, 193,

159, 167

201

Stevens, M"'. .. 203

Trichenopoly

159

PAOB

T — conf.

Trimitte [Tremetie,
Trimilly], Chittee
[Chitty], Trevasal
[Teruwasal]

Trionevelly . .

Tripapuloor . .

Troubacks, M^

True Briton . .

Tumpo

Turing, John

Turner, M''. . .

Tyrrell, Captain

Upparah

Usouf Khan
Uytrlugt [Uytrlught ;'

Uytrlugts ;

Uytulught], M'; . ,

Valentine,
Vansiitart - . .
Van Tessel, J°. [H].
Van Teylingen, C. H.
Vellagapoody
Velloor
Vencataramdoo,

Moosla Contee
Vencatarayloo,

Condraigulloo
Vencaty Narasu,

Bandar
Venkatachilum,

Shavelah [Santah

Vencatashilum] . .
Venkataram,

Wobebjmady

150,

191, 192, 194

157
139

151, 202

142

203
54

V — cont.
Veranah

Verelst [Veretst], Harry
Vincent, Fred''.
Virgin Lady
Visianagaram
Vitteker, Abraham.
Vizagapattam jViza-

patam] . . 6, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24,

34, 35, 36, 37, 38 (Passim)

Vrymoet, D. .. 69, 91

173, 201

132

Ward, James

Waters, Cha . . . 25, 31, 120, 156, 166,

68, 77, 78,

178

J, 130, 131

Watson, Captain . . 1, 22, 133, 140

Watlarra 116, 147,

157

Webber, Commander. 12, 41

Westcott, M^ . . 60, 84

Whampo .... 12, 41, 121

26, 69

WhitehiU, John .. 29, 73, 74, 76, 81,

114, 130, 138, 142, 148,

153, 154, 157, 160, 162,

12, 41,43
19

163, 173, 174, 179 (Passim).
Wyat [Wiyatt,

69 91

Wiatt], Richard . . 54, 108, 109, 110,

26, 69, 91
143

111, 145, 159, 167
Wimes, Captain . . 20

202

Wopada .... 67

Worcester .. . . 9, 10, 12, 41, 43, 44,

114

121, 122, 123, 124, 126

Worriarpolam . . 61, 168

18, 65, 184

Yanam
Yawze, Pedro

York ..

107

52, 53

92, 93, 94